What is the ordinal number?
1 Answer
May 29, 2018
An ordinal number is an adjective derived from a number that describes an object's position in a sequence.
Explanation:
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With some exceptions (listed below), ordinal numbers are created by adding -th to the end of a cardinal number (ordinary numbers). For example:
seven
six
In context: There are ten cards numbered in order. This one has the number 'six' on it. It is the sixth.
Irregular ordinal numbers:
one
two
three
five
eight
nine
twelve