ordinal numbers

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Numbers that indicate the order or position of something in a group or set, such as first, second, or fifteenth. (Compare cardinal numbers.)

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A full stop is placed after most abbreviations, after initial letters, and after ordinal numbers in Roman characters.
"Stops"|Paul Allardyce
The notion of an “aggregate” in general underlies the system of ordinal numbers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
The definition is effected by means of the system of ordinal numbers (see Number).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
The Ordinal Numbers are formed by adding the adjectival ending -a to the Cardinals.
Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation|William W. Mann

The affected use of cardinal, instead of ordinal numbers, ought not to be imitated.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures|Samuel Kirkham