ordinal position

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• ordinal numeral — ordinal number or ordinal numeral, a number that shows order or position in a series. First, second, third, fourth, and so on are ordinal numbers; one, two, three, four, and so on are cardinal numbers. Usage See cardinal number for usage note.… …   Useful english dictionary

• ordinal number — noun count a number such as first or second that shows what position something has in a series ─ compare CARDINAL NUMBER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ordinal number — ► NOUN ▪ a number defining a thing s position in a series, such as ‘first’ or ‘second’ …   English terms dictionary

• Ordinal number — This article is about the mathematical concept. For number words denoting a position in a sequence ( first , second , third , etc.), see Ordinal number (linguistics). Representation of the ordinal numbers up to ωω. Each turn of the spiral… …   Wikipedia

• Ordinal arithmetic — In the mathematical field of set theory, ordinal arithmetic describes the three usual operations on ordinal numbers: addition, multiplication, and exponentiation. Each can be defined in essentially two different ways: either by constructing an… …   Wikipedia

• Ordinal — Nombre ordinal En linguistique, les mots premier, deuxième, troisième, quatrième, etc. s appellent des adjectifs numéraux ordinaux qui servent à préciser le rang d un objet dans une collection ou l ordre d un événement dans une succession. Cette… …   Wikipédia en Français

• ordinal — 1. ordinal, ale, aux [ ɔrdinal, o ] adj. et n. m. • 1550; lat. gramm. ordinalis 1 ♦ Qui marque l ordre, le rang. Nombre ordinal, qui désigne le rang d un nombre cardinal. N. m. L ordinal de E : tout ensemble E dans lequel l appartenance est un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Ordinal number (linguistics) — In linguistics, ordinal numbers are the words representing the rank of a number with respect to some order, in particular order or position (i.e. first, second, third, etc.). Its use may refer to size, importance, chronology, etc. In English,… …   Wikipedia

• ordinal number — noun a) A word that expresses the relative position of an item in an ordered sequence. First, second and third are the ordinal numbers corresponding to one, two and three. b) A number used to denote position in a sequence …   Wiktionary

• ordinal — {{11}}ordinal (adj.) late 14c., regular, ordinary, from L.L. ordinalis. marking position in an order or series, 1590s, from L.L. ordinalis showing order, denoting an order of succession, from L. ordo (gen. ordinis) row, series (see ORDER (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• ordinal — n. & adj. n. 1 (in full ordinal number) a number defining a thing s position in a series, e.g. first , second , third , etc. (cf. CARDINAL). 2 Eccl. a service book, esp. one with the forms of service used at ordinations. adj. 1 a of or relating… …   Useful english dictionary