ordinal
31ordinal — 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 …
32Ordinal Name — Ordinal …
33Ordinal 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… …
34Ordinal linguistic personification — (OLP, or personification for short) is a form of synesthesia in which ordered sequences, such as ordinal numbers, days, months and letters are associated with personalities (Simner Hubbard 2006). Although this form of synesthesia was documented… …
35ordinal 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.… …
36ordinal number — noun count a number such as first or second that shows what position something has in a series ─ compare CARDINAL NUMBER …
37ordinal number — ► NOUN ▪ a number defining a thing s position in a series, such as ‘first’ or ‘second’ …
38ordinal number — n. any number used to indicate order (e.g., second, ninth, 25th) in a particular series: distinguished from CARDINAL NUMBER …
39Ordinal 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… …
40Ordinal collapsing function — In mathematical logic and set theory, an ordinal collapsing function (or projection function) is a technique for defining (notations for) certain recursive large countable ordinals, whose principle is to give names to certain ordinals much larger …
