Transfinite numbers are infinite ordinal numbers. Informally, ordinal numbers may be represented by strings of *'s. For example, the ordinal number 0 is the string of no stars. Number 1 is *. Number 2 is ** and so on. The first transfinite number is...

Transfinite numbers are cardinal numbers or ordinal numbers that are larger than all finite numbers, yet not necessarily absolutely infinite. The term transfinite was coined by Georg Cantor, who wished to avoid some of the implications of the word...