Ordinal (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Related Words
Meaning 2
Being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company assigns ordinal numbers to the winning entries in the contest.
- She held an ordinal rank of seventh in her graduating class.
- Ordinal positions are listed in the instruction manual for assembling furniture.
- The teacher asked the students to put the events in ordinal order on their timeline.
- The research team analyzed the ordinal data from the survey to identify patterns and trends.