transfinite number


noun Mathematics.

an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.

Origin of transfinite number

First recorded in 1900–05

British Dictionary definitions for transfinite number

transfinite number

noun

a cardinal or ordinal number used in the comparison of infinite sets for which several types of infinity can be classified the set of integers and the set of real numbers have different transfinite numbers

Scientific definitions for transfinite number

transfinite number
[ trăns-fīnīt′ ]

A number that is greater than any finite number.