+-- {: .rightHandSide} +-- {: .toc .clickDown tabindex="0"} ###Context### #### Arithmetic +--{: .hide} [[!include arithmetic geometry - contents]] =-- =-- =-- #Contents# * table of contents {:toc} ## Idea The term _transfinite arithmetic_ refers to [[arithmetic]] of quantities ([[numbers]]) larger than the the finite [[natural numbers]], for instance _[[cardinal arithmetic]]_ is the arithmetic of [[cardinalities]] of [[sets]] possibly larger than that of [[finite sets]]. Similarly there is _[[ordinal arithmetic]]_. ## References See also * Wikipedia, _[Transfinite number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfinite_number)_ [[!redirects transfinite number]] [[!redirects transfinite numbers]]