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Ordinal vs Ordinality - What's the difference?

ordinal | ordinality |

As nouns the difference between ordinal and ordinality

is that ordinal is an ordinal number such as first, second and third while ordinality is the state or condition of being ordinal.

As an adjective ordinal

is of a number, indicating position in a sequence.

ordinal

English

Adjective

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  • 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

    • Anagrams

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    ordinality

    English

    Noun

  • The state or condition of being ordinal.