Definition:Dozen

Definition

A dozen is another name for a set whose cardinality is $12$.

Also see

• $12$ (Twelve)

Linguistic Note

The word dozen derives from the French douzaine, which derives from the word douze, the French for $12$.

The word is falling into disuse, but lives on in the rhetorical flourish where dozens is used to mean an unspecified large number.

Sources

• 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $12$
• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $12$