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ordinal numbers
- 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.
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The notion of an “aggregate” in general underlies the system of ordinal numbers.
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The definition is effected by means of the system of ordinal numbers (see Number).
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The Ordinal Numbers are formed by adding the adjectival ending -a to the Cardinals.
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The affected use of cardinal, instead of ordinal numbers, ought not to be imitated.
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