Encodes counting, whole numbers, and absolute quantities.

What it is

Number.Cardinal elements encode counting integers and absolute quantity references. They cover explicit numerals, implied counts, and cardinality contexts. They represent the most primitive form of quantitative processing — the idea that things can be counted and compared by count.

Element 8 of 56 — the Number type, as set out in DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19852341.