2007-06-18 02:35:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
ordinal numbers are the words representing the rank of a number with respect to some order, in particular chronological order or position: first, second, third, etc. Also it may refer to size, importance, etc., and then for clarity referred to as "second largest", "third most important", etc. In the latter cases "first" is not needed.
2007-06-18 02:40:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A number indicating position in a series or order. The ordinal numbers are first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd), and so on.
2007-06-18 02:45:31 · answer #2 · answered by Knarf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ordinal comes from order. Numbers which express the order of things.
2007-06-18 02:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by gesges 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A number indicating position in a series or order. The ordinal numbers are first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd), and so on.
2007-06-18 02:42:38 · answer #4 · answered by reene 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ordinal number is a type of number which states the order or series of objects like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on. ^_^
2007-06-18 02:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by æ^_^æ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 primary cases of numbers, Cardinal and Ordinal.
The cardinal tells "how many", one, two, three, four....
The ordinal shows position, first, second, third, fourth...
The terms have also been used in numerical set theory.
2007-06-18 02:46:23 · answer #6 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ordinal number is a number that expresses position in a series, such as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
2007-06-18 02:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by Mark C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When objects are placed in order, we use ordinal numbers to tell their position
2007-06-18 02:46:55 · answer #8 · answered by jofrancisc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th are ordinal numbers while 1, 2, 3, 4 are cardinal.
2007-06-18 02:43:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th are ordinal numbers whereas 1, 2, 3, 4 are cardinal.
2007-06-18 02:39:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋