ordinal
ordinal
Definition
or·di·nal (ôrd′'n əl)
adjective
- expressing order or succession, specif. of a number in a series
- of an order of animals or plants
Etymology: ME ordynal, conforming to order < LL ordinalis < L ordo, order
noun
- ordinal number
- Eccles. a book of prescribed forms or ceremonies
ordinal
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: This is almost always true of proofs that use countable ordinals.
Adjective modifier
- countable: Now comes the moment to admit that my ` applications ' of countable ordinals were, in a sense, a con.
- theoretic: R. Williams: " Proof theoretic ordinals and hierarchies " .
- finite: Since there is an infinite ordinal, every finite ordinal is a set and the first infinite ordinal ω is a set.
- large: Larger ordinals correspond to more sophisticate descriptions of arithmetic.
- infinite: Since there is an infinite ordinal, every finite ordinal is a set and the first infinite ordinal ω is a set.
- proof: R. Williams: " Proof theoretic ordinals and hierarchies " .
Modifies a noun
- regression: Ordinal logistic regression was performed to identify potential predictors of hypoglycaemia.
- logic: His ordinal logics rested on the idea of the transfinite.
- scale: Ratio & Interval Scales Interval Scales With interval scales we can take a step further than we could with ordinal scales.
- position: Finally, a Monthly, corresponding day repeat schedules one day each month, the same weekday and ordinal position within the month.
- variable: For instance, educational level is an ordinal variable ranging from none through higher.
- number: Bold ordinal numbers express the second context of the order.
Modifying Another Word
- only: With the latter, however, they share the idea that only ordinal non-comparable information should be retained about individual preferences.
Noun used with modifier
- time: Additional time ordinals can also be expressed using numbers.
- following: For example, Lisu has up to three preceding and six following day ordinals, also three preceding and three following year ordinals.
- year: For example, Lisu has up to three preceding and six following day ordinals, also three preceding and three following year ordinals.
Browse dictionary entries near ordinal
- orderwire
- orderly
- ordering
- ordered
- order to show cause
- Order of the Garter
- order imbalance
- order arms
- order
- ordeal
