ordinal number

or·di·nal num·ber

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awr-dn-uh l nuhm-ber]
- /ˈɔr dn əl ˈnʌm bər/
- /ˌɔː.dɪ.nəl ˈnʌmbə(r)/

Definitions of ordinal number words

noun ordinal number Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number). 1
noun ordinal number Mathematics. a symbol denoting both the cardinal number and the ordering of a given set, being identical for two ordered sets having elements that can be placed into one-to-one correspondence, the correspondence preserving the order of the elements. 1
noun ordinal number sequential numeral: 1st, 2nd, etc. 1
countable noun ordinal number An ordinal number or an ordinal is a word such as 'first', 'third', and 'tenth' that tells you where a particular thing occurs in a sequence of things. Compare cardinal number. 0
noun ordinal number a number denoting relative position in a sequence, such as first, second, third 0
noun ordinal number a measure of not only the size of a set but also the order of its elements 0

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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