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

Translations

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

See also

• limit cardinal