Cardinal numeral

+ Cardinal versus ordinal numbers Cardinal one  two  three  four 1  2  3  4 Ordinal first  second  third  fourth 1st  2nd  3rd  4th

A cardinal numeral (or 'cardinal number word') is a part of speech used to count.

Examples are the words one, two, three, and  also compounds like three hundred and forty-two (Commonwealth English) or three hundred forty-two (American English). 

Cardinal numbers are definite numerals.  They are related to ordinal numbers, such as first, second, third, etc.

 Related pages 
 Arity
 Cardinal number for the related usage in mathematics

 References 

Category:Numerals