noun
cardinal numeral; cardinal number
Linguistics term for a numeral that expresses quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to ordinal numerals.
「基数詞」は、ものの個数を表す数詞のことです。
A 'cardinal numeral' is a number word that expresses quantity.
英語の one, two, three は基数詞にあたる
English 'one, two, three' are cardinal numerals.
Compound of 基数 (cardinal number) + 詞 (word, part of speech). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern linguistic coinage.