Definition & Meaning of "ordinal"

Ordinal

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

ordinal

connected with or denoting a position or rank in a series

of or relating to a taxonomic order

Example

Historians use ordinals to chronologically arrange events in history textbooks.

Mathematics often uses ordinals to denote the positions in ordered sets or sequences, distinguishing each item by its rank.

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

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