ordinal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ordinal
    adj 1: of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal
           names of animals and plants"
    2: being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal
       numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" [ant: {cardinal}]
    n 1: the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn:
         {ordinal number}, {ordinal}, {no.}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, a. [L. ordinalis, fr. ordo, ordinis, order.
   See {Order}.]
   1. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers,
      first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to {cardinal}.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   2. Of or pertaining to an order.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, n.
   1. A word or number denoting order or succession.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and
      consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (R. C. Ch.) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.
      [Written also {ordinale}.]
      [1913 Webster]
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
ordinal

   <mathematics> An {isomorphism class} of {well-ordered sets}.

   (1995-03-10)
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
114 Moby Thesaurus words for "ordinal":
      Gaussian integer, Sefer Torah, Torah, Torah scroll, Virginal,
      algebraic number, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, breviary,
      canon, cardinal, cardinal number, categorical, catenary,
      characteristic, church book, classificational, classificatory,
      complex number, consecutive, decimal, defective number, defining,
      denominative, differential, digital, distinctive, divisional,
      divisionary, euchologion, euchology, even, even number,
      exponential, farse, figural, figurate, figurative, finite,
      finite number, formulary, fraction, fractional, imaginary,
      imaginary number, impair, impossible, infinite, infinity, integer,
      integral, irrational, irrational number, lectionary, lineal,
      linear, litany, logarithmic, logometric, machzor, manual, missal,
      mixed number, negative, numeral, numerary, numerative, numeric,
      odd, pair, particular, peculiar, polygonal number, pontifical,
      positive, possible, prayer book, prime, prime number, progressive,
      pure imaginary, radical, rational, rational number, real,
      real number, reciprocal, rectangular number, ritual, rituale,
      round number, rubric, sequent, sequential, serial, serial number,
      seriate, service book, siddur, special, specific, subdivisional,
      submultiple, successional, successive, surd, taxonomic,
      transcendental, transcendental number, transfinite number, typal,
      typical, whole number
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