ORDINAL NUMBER


Meaning of ORDINAL NUMBER in English

I. noun

: a number designating the place (as first, second, third) occupied by any item in an ordered sequence — distinguished from cardinal number ; see number table

II. noun

: a number assigned to an ordered set that designates both the order of its elements and its cardinal number

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