ordinal

5 definitions found

ordinal - 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.
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     2. Of or pertaining to an order.
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  Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, n.
     1. A word or number denoting order or succession.
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     2. (Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and
        consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
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     3. (R. C. Ch.) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.
        [Written also ordinale.]
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ordinal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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.]

ordinal - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  ordinal
  
     <mathematics> An isomorphism class of well-ordered sets.
  
     (1995-03-10)
  

ordinal - 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