Cardinal Number

🅟 Mar 09, 2026

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CA#DEF. Cardinal Number.

  • An ordinal $\alpha$ is a cardinal number / cardinal if

    \[\forall\beta<\alpha:\beta\lnequ\alpha.\]
  • The class of all cardinals is denoted by $\Card$.

  • Every natural number is a cardinal, called a finite cardinal.

  • A cardinal is infinite if it is not finite.


CA#PROP-PC.

$\Card$ is a proper class.

Proof.Show that

\[\Ord \subseteq \bigcup\Card.\]


CA#PROP-LO.

Every infinite cardinal is a limit ordinal.

Proof.By SUC#PROP-CARD.

CA#PROP-G.

For every ordinal $\alpha$ there is a cardinal greater than $\alpha$.