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Sequential vs Ordinal - What's the difference?

sequential | ordinal |

As adjectives the difference between sequential and ordinal

is that sequential is succeeding or following in order while ordinal is of a number, indicating position in a sequence.

As a noun ordinal is

an ordinal number such as first, second and third.

sequential

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Succeeding or following in order.

    • Antonyms

    * non-sequential

    Derived terms

    * sequential algorithm * sequential continuity * sequential compactness

    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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