The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word CARDINALITY
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What does CARDINALITY mean?
CARDINALITY noun- (of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
- The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
- The status of a cardinal.