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cardinal number

 
pronunciation:
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part of speech: noun
definition: Cardinal numbers are the numbers we use when we count things. When we count, we start off with the cardinal number 1 and keep going. A cardinal number answers the question "How many?"
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are the first cardinal numbers you say when you count to ten79 and 106 are large numbers, but they are still cardinal numbersFractions are not considered "cardinal numbers," so 1/2 and 2/3 are not cardinal numbers.
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