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Ordering vs Ordinal - What's the difference?

ordering | ordinal |

As nouns the difference between ordering and ordinal

is that ordering is arrangement in a sequence while ordinal is an ordinal number such as first, second and third.

As a verb ordering

is .

As an adjective ordinal is

of a number, indicating position in a sequence.

ordering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • Arrangement in a sequence.
    • ''She gave the students' performances a rank ordering .
  • (uncountable) Making an agreement for later pick up or delivery.
    • Ordering has to be complete at least six weeks before expected delivery to get our best prices.

    ordinal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a number, indicating position in a sequence.
  • (taxonomy) Of or relating to the groupings called orders.

    • Derived terms

    * ordinal number * ordinal numeral * supraordinal, superordinal

    Related terms

    * ordinate

    Coordinate terms

    * nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio

    See also

    * (wikipedia "ordinal") * (Level of measurement)

    Noun

    (wikipedia ordinal) (en noun)
  • An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
    • The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals "...'' — F. M. Wheelock, ''Wheelock’s Latin , 6th ed. revised (2005), p97
  • A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services

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