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Meanings
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cardinal number
In mathematics, a number used for counting (one, two, three...) as opposed to ordinal numbers (first, second, third...).
Please explain the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers.
2
In a numeral system, the number of unique digits used to represent numbers (e.g., base 10 for decimal, base 2 for binary).
Computers use the binary system, which has a base of 2.