ordinal

Example Sentences

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There are 25 Helena Drives in Brentwood, each a cul-de-sac preceded by a different ordinal number — 7th, 19th, etc.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

The team also noted that drawings showing ordinal representations were more frequently associated with a one-step solution, even if the problem was cardinal.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

“The only way a person could determine an elector’s ordinal position is by personally observing that elector cast his or her ballot.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

In other words, Mr. Forman invited applicants to observe, collect and then make ordinal sense of exactly the same jungle of information the U.S.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2022

The Romans, instead of distinguishing the days of the month by the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc., counted backwards from three fixed points, namely, the Calends, the Nones, and the Ides.

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