cardinality UK /kɑːdɪˈnælɪti/US /kɑɹdɪˈnælɪti/ noun4 •The number of elements a given set contains.The empty set has a cardinality of zero. •The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.For many types, such as String, the set of possible values is unlimited. Such types have an infinite cardinality. — 2021 •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. •The status of being cardinalitial formscardinalities