# cardinality

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑːdɪˈnælɪti/ · frequency rank #65,763

## Definitions
1. The number of elements a given set contains.
2. The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
3. The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
4. The status of being cardinalitial

## Etymology
From cardinal + -ity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cardinality