ordinal position
1ordinal 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.… …
2ordinal number — noun count a number such as first or second that shows what position something has in a series ─ compare CARDINAL NUMBER …
3ordinal number — ► NOUN ▪ a number defining a thing s position in a series, such as ‘first’ or ‘second’ …
4Ordinal 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… …
5Ordinal 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… …
6Ordinal — 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… …
7ordinal — 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… …
8Ordinal 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,… …
9ordinal 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 …
10ordinal — {{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.… …
