ordinal

Meanings

• adjective, adverb (used as a noun or pronoun)

  A word or phrase used to indicate position or rank in a sequence.

  - "The first student to answer the question was awarded a prize."
  - "The ordinal number for the second day of the week is Tuesday."

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Variants

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ordinal , ordinals , ordinal number , ordinal numbers

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'ordinalis', meaning 'pertaining to order'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest ordinal number is 'googolplex', which is a 1 followed by a googol number of zeros.

2. In mathematics, the set of all ordinal numbers is called the 'ordinal numbers system'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cardinal numbers: Cardinal numbers represent quantity or count, while ordinal numbers represent position or rank in a sequence.

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Culture

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Ordinal numbers have been used in various cultures throughout history to denote rank, position, and sequence. For example, in medieval Europe, ordinal numbers were used to denote the rank of knights in a tournament, and in ancient China, the order of the Zodiac animals was denoted using ordinal numbers.

How to Memorize "ordinal"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a line of people or objects, and assign each one an ordinal number based on their position in the line.

2. associate
   

   - Associate ordinal numbers with the fingers on one hand, starting with 'one' for the thumb and continuing in order around the hand.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'One is a big one, Two is a shoe, Three is a tree, Four is a door, Five is a hive, Six is sticks, Seven is heaven, Eight is great, Nine is wine, Ten is a hen'

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