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Predecessor


alpha is called a predecessor if there is no ordinal number beta such that beta+1=alpha.


See also

Ordinal Number, Successor

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Predecessor." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Predecessor.html

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