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transfinite number

number larger than all finite numbers
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transfinite number
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transfinite number

Summary

transfinite number is a type of number[1]. It draws 517 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_number category, ranking #14 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • transfinite number is credited with the discovery of Georg Cantor[3].
  • transfinite number's instance of is recorded as type of number[4].
  • transfinite number is a type of number[5].
  • transfinite number's Commons category is recorded as Transfinite cardinal numbers[6].

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Definition and Type

transfinite number's instance of is recorded as type of number[4]. It is a type of number[5].

Why It Matters

transfinite number draws 517 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_number category, ranking #14 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Georg Cantor

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · ~2026-53748-73 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → z8
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ga', 'gl', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'j
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P268]]: z8"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Georg Cantor
    Instance of → type of number
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538746505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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