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单词 OrdinalNumber
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ordinal number


An ordinal numberMathworldPlanetmath is a well ordered set S such that, for every xS,

x={zSz<x}

(where < is the ordering relation on S).

It follows immediately from the definition that every ordinal is a transitive set.Also note that if a,bS then we have a<b if and only if ab.

There is a theory of ordinal arithmetic which allows construction of various ordinals.For example, all the numbers 0, 1, 2, …have natural interpretationsMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath as ordinals,as does the set of natural numbers (including 0),which in this context is often denoted by ω,and is the first infiniteMathworldPlanetmath ordinal.

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