large cardinal

noun

A cardinal number whose existence cannot be proved from the usual Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms of set theory, and which therefore requires a new axiom stating its existence.

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Meanings

nounlarge cardinal (plural large cardinals)

plural large cardinals

  1. mathematicsA cardinal number whose existence cannot be proved from the usual Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms of set theory, and which therefore requires a new axiom stating its existence.
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