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ordinal numbers

  1. Numbers that indicate the order or position of something in a group or set, such as first, second, or fifteenth. ( Compare cardinal numbers .)


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The assumption is that something of the essence of institutions, public or private, small or large, religious or not, can be distilled by crunching data and assembling lists with ordinal numbers.

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Crunching ordinal numbers derived from other numbers is a tricky proposition and certainly statistically dubious.

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News produces, and the ratings that Obama wants — without imposing any ordinal numbers on particular schools.

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In a new study in this month's Cognition, scientists show that Alex correctly inferred the relationship between cardinal and ordinal numbers, an ability that has not previously been found in any species other than humans.

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This attaching to the cardinal numbers above three or four the meanings of the ordinal numbers seems to affect many children on entrance to school.

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