limit ordinal

limit ordinal - English

Noun

limit ordinal (plural limit ordinals)

  1. (set theory) An ordinal number which is neither zero nor a successor of an ordinal.

Usage notes

Some authors do not exclude zero from the definition.

Translations

  • Finnish: rajaordinaali
  • German: Limes-Ordinalzahl f
  • Russian: преде́льный ордина́л m (predélʹnyj ordinál), преде́льное поря́дковое число́ n (predélʹnoje porjádkovoje čisló)
Meaning and Definition of limit ordinal
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