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ordinal numbers

or·di·nal Num·bers
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-dn-uh l nuhm-berz]
    • /ˈɔr dn əl ˈnʌm bərz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-dn-uh l nuhm-berz]
    • /ˈɔr dn əl ˈnʌm bərz/

Definitions of ordinal numbers words

  • noun ordinal numbers 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 numbers 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

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Origin of ordinal numbers

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10

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Parts of speech for Ordinal numbers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ordinal numbers popularity

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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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