Definition & Meaning of "ordinal"in English

Ordinal

a number that indicates the position of something in a sequence, such as third, second, etc.

Grammatical Information

animacy status

inanimate

plural form

ordinals

Examples

In a race, the runner who finishes in first place is said to be the winner of the first ordinal.

ordinal

denoting the position of something in a sequence or order

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

relational

ungradable

Examples

He finished in first ordinal place.

pertaining to a biological or systematic order within classification

Examples

Birds of the order Passeriformes are ordinal in classification.

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