cardinality
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cardinality
- /kɑːdɪˈnælɪti/ UK
- /kɑɹdɪˈnælɪti/ US
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Derived from Latin cardinālitās. By surface analysis, cardinal + -ity.
noun cardinalities
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The number of elements a given set contains.
The empty set has a cardinality of zero.
Similar: power
- The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type. For many types, such as String, the set of possible values is unlimited. Such types have an infinite cardinality.
- The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
- The status of being cardinalitial
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noun (set theory) number of elements a given set contains
| Español | cardinalidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 집합의 크기 jiphabui keugi, 농도 nongdo |
| 日本語 | 濃度 nōdo |
| 中文 | 勢 /势 shì |
| हिन्दी | प्रमुखता pramukhtā |
| Português | cardinalidade |
| Français | cardinalité |
| Deutsch | Mächtigkeit, Kardinalität |
| Italiano | cardinalità, numerosità, potenza |
| Ελληνικά | πληθάριθμος plithárithmos |
| Română | cardinalitate, mărime (potențială) |
| Русский | мо́щность |
| Tiếng Việt | lực lượng, lực lượng của một tập hợp |
| עברית | עָצְמָה |
noun (data modeling) property of a relationship between a database table and another one
| Français | cardinalité |
|---|
noun (religion) status of being cardinalitial
| Français | cardinalité |
|---|
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