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Number Definitions
What is a Cardinal Number?
A number (such as 1, 2, 100 or 253) used to indicate quantity but not order. A kind of number used to denote the size of a mathematical set, including infinite sets. A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are.
What is an Ordinal Number?
In common usage, an ordinal number is an adjective which indicates the place, position or order of an object in relation to others: first, second, third, etc. An Ordinal Number tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on.
In short:
- Cardinal → how many
- Ordinal → position
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a cardinal number?
A cardinal number is a number used to indicate quantity but not order. For example: 1, 2, 100, or 253. Cardinal numbers tell how many of something there are.
What is an ordinal number?
An ordinal number indicates the place, position, or order of an object in a list. For example: first, second, third, 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Ordinal numbers tell the position of something.
What is the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers?
Cardinal numbers answer “how many?” (e.g., one, two, three), while ordinal numbers answer “in what position?” (e.g., first, second, third).
Table of Cardinal versus Ordinal Numbers
| Cardinal Numbers | Ordinal Numbers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol |
| zero or naught or cipher | 0 | - | - |
| one | 1 | first | 1st |
| two | 2 | second | 2d or 2nd |
| three | 3 | third | 3d or 3rd |
| four | 4 | fourth | 4th |
| five | 5 | fifth | 5th |
| six | 6 | sixth | 6th |
| seven | 7 | seventh | 7th |
| eight | 8 | eighth | 8th |
| nine | 9 | ninth | 9th |
| ten | 10 | tenth | 10th |
| eleven | 11 | eleventh | 11th |
| twelve | 12 | twelfth | 12th |
| thirteen | 13 | thirteenth | 13th |
| fourteen | 14 | fourteenth | 14th |
| fifteen | 15 | fifteenth | 15th |
| sixteen | 16 | sixteenth | 16th |
| seventeen | 17 | seventeenth | 17th |
| eighteen | 18 | eighteenth | 18th |
| nineteen | 19 | nineteenth | 19th |
| twenty | 20 | twentieth | 20th |
| twenty-one | 21 | twenty-first | 21st |
| twenty-two | 22 | twenty-second | 22d or 22nd |
| twenty-three | 23 | twenty-third | 23d or 23rd |
| twenty-four | 24 | twenty-fourth | 24th |
| twenty-five | 25 | twenty-fifth | 25th |
| twenty-six | 26 | twenty-sixth | 26th |
| twenty-seven | 27 | twenty-seventh | 27th |
| twenty-eight | 28 | twenty-eighth | 28th |
| twenty-nine | 29 | twenty-ninth | 29th |
| thirty | 30 | thirtieth | 30th |
| thirty-one | 31 | thirty-first | 31st |
| thirty-two | 32 | thirty-second | 32d or 32nd |
| forty | 40 | fortieth | 40th |
| forty-one | 41 | forty-first | 41st |
| forty-two | 42 | forty-second | 42d or 42nd |
| fifty | 50 | fiftieth | 50th |
| sixty | 60 | sixtieth | 60th |
| seventy | 70 | seventieth | 70th |
| eighty | 80 | eightieth | 80th |
| ninety | 90 | ninetieth | 90th |
| one hundred | 100 | hundredth or one hundredth | 100th |
| one hundred and one or one hundred one | 101 | hundred and first or one hundred and first | 101st |
| one hundred and two etc | 102 | one hundred and second | 102d or 102nd |
| two hundred | 200 | two hundredth | 200th |
| three hundred | 300 | three hundredth | 300th |
| four hundred | 400 | four hundredth | 400th |
| five hundred | 500 | five hundredth | 500th |
| six hundred | 600 | six hundredth | 600th |
| seven hundred | 700 | seven hundredth | 700th |
| eight hundred | 800 | eight hundredth | 800th |
| nine hundred | 900 | nine hundredth | 900th |
| one thousand or ten hundred | 1 | thousandth or one thousandth | 1,000th |
| two thousand | 2 | two thousandth | 2,000th |
| five thousand | 5 | five thousandth | 5,000th |
| ten thousand | 10 | ten thousandth | 10,000th |
| one hundred thousand | 100 | (One) hundred thousandth | 100,000th |
| one million | 1,000,000 | millionth or one millionth | 1,000,000th |
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