ordinal number
41number — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A quantity] Syn. amount, sum total, totality, aggregate, whole, whole number, product, measurable quantity, recorded total, estimate, the lot, conglomeration, plenty, manifoldness, plenitude, abundance; see also quantity . 2 …
42number — 1. noun 1) a whole number Syn: numeral, integer, figure, digit; character, symbol; decimal, unit; cardinal number, ordinal number 2) a large number of complaints Syn: amount, q …
43ordinal — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. capitalized [Middle English, from Medieval Latin ordinale, from Late Latin, neuter of ordinalis] a book of rites for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops 2. [Late Latin ordinalis, from ordinalis,… …
44ordinal — ordinal1 ordinally, adv. /awr dn euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to an order, as of animals or plants. 2. of or pertaining to order, rank, or position in a series. n. 3. an ordinal number or numeral. [1590 1600; < LL ordinalis in order equiv. to… …
45ordinal adjective — noun a ordinal number used as an adjective Example: first in first attempt See Also: cardinal adjective …
46ordinal — noun 1》 short for ordinal number. 2》 Christian Church, historical a service book, especially one with the forms of service used at ordinations. adjective 1》 relating to order in a series. 2》 Biology relating to a taxonomic order. Origin ME: the… …
47ordinal — 1 adjective showing a position in a set of numbers 2 noun (C) an ordinal number …
48ordinal — I. /ˈɔdənəl / (say awduhnuhl) adjective 1. relating to an order, as of animals or plants. –noun 2. an ordinal number or numeral. {Middle English, from Late Latin ordinālis, from Latin ordo order} II. /ˈɔdənəl / (say awduhnuhl) noun 1. a directory …
49Number prefix — Number prefixes are prefixes derived from numbers or numerals. In English and other European languages, they are used to coin numerous series of words, such as unicycle – bicycle – tricycle, dyad – triad – decade, biped – quadruped, September –… …
50Ordinal utility — theory states that while the utility of a particular good or service cannot be measured using a numerical scale bearing economic meaning in and of itself, pairs of alternative bundles (combinations) of goods can be ordered such that one is… …
