An uncountable cardinal is measurable when it carries a nonprincipal -complete ultrafilter.

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A **measurable cardinal** is a type of large cardinal in set theory, which is a branch of mathematical logic. Large cardinals are certain types of infinite cardinal numbers that have strong properties, and measurable cardinals are one of the more well-studied types.
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