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cardinal system

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noun

a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to their positions relative to navigational hazards.

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In reality there is a transition from a cardinal to an ordinal system, but to an ordinal system which does not agree with the original ordinal system from which the cardinal system was derived.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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