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A cardinal numeral (or 'cardinal number word') is a part of speech used to count.
Examples are the words one, two, three, and also compounds like three hundred and forty-two (Commonwealth English) or three hundred forty-two (American English).
Cardinal numbers are definite numerals. They are related to ordinal numbers, such as first, second, third, etc.[1][2][3]
Related pages
- Arity
- Cardinal number for the related usage in mathematics
References
- ↑ David Crystal (2011). Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 65. .
- ↑ Hadumo Bussmann (1999). Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics. Taylor & Francis. .
- ↑ James R. Hurford (1994). Grammar: A Student's Guide. Camsixbridge University Press. pp. 23-24. . https://books.google.com/books?id=ZaBKd8pT6kgC&pg=PA23.
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