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ordinal [Brit ˈɔːdɪn(ə)l, Am ˈɔrdnəl] N ADJ

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ordinal (ordinale)

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nombre ordinal

ordinal number

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I.ordinal [ˈɔ:dɪnəl, Am ˈɔ:rdənəl] N

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It is sometimes said to be the first impredicative ordinal, though this is controversial, partly because there is no generally accepted precise definition of predicative. en.wikipedia.org

In particular, the rank of the empty set is zero, and every ordinal has a rank equal to itself. en.wikipedia.org

Unlisted cards have no point value, and are ranked in descending ordinal value, from seven to two. en.wikipedia.org

For example, the ordinal data hot, cold, warm would be replaced by 3, 1, 2. en.wikipedia.org

In general, we always get a limit ordinal when taking the union of a nonempty set of ordinals that has no maximum element. en.wikipedia.org

In this context using zeroth as an ordinal is not strictly correct, but professional shorthand. en.wikipedia.org

However, since ordinal utility functions are only defined up to a monotonic transformation, there is little distinction between the two concepts in practice. en.wikipedia.org

For this reason, ordinal collapsing functions are described as an impredicative manner of naming ordinals. en.wikipedia.org

Numbers in brackets after names indicate the ordinal of the term, e.g. (2) indicates that individual's second term as mayor. en.wikipedia.org

This paradigm includes an ordinal scale of features that an individual must attend to in order to inform his or her cognitive map. en.wikipedia.org

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