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ordinal — or|di|nal [ ɔrdnəl ] adjective showing what position something has in a series: an ordinal rank of fifth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Ordinal — may refer to: Ordinal number (linguistics), a word representing the rank of a number Ordinal scale, ranking things that are not necessarily numbers Ordinal indicator, the sign adjacent to a numeral denoting that it is an ordinal number Ordinal… … Wikipedia
Rank-into-rank — In set theory, a branch of mathematics, a rank into rank is a large cardinal lambda; satisfying one of the following four axioms (commonly known as rank into rank embeddings, given in order of increasing consistency strength):*Axiom I3: There is… … Wikipedia
Ordinal number (linguistics) — In linguistics, ordinal numbers are the words representing the rank of a number with respect to some order, in particular order or position (i.e. first, second, third, etc.). Its use may refer to size, importance, chronology, etc. In English,… … Wikipedia
Rank (set theory) — In mathematical set theory, the rank of a set is defined inductively as the smallest ordinal number greater than the rank of any member of the set. In particular the rank of the empty set is zero, and every ordinal has a rank equal to itself.ee… … Wikipedia
ordinal — I or•di•nal [[t]ˈɔr dn əl[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to an order, as of animals or plants 2) cvb of or pertaining to order, rank, or position in a series 3) an ordinal number or numeral • Etymology: 1590–1600; < LL ōrdinālis in order… … From formal English to slang
rank sum test — a nonparametric statistical test for ordinal data, testing the null hypothesis that two samples are drawn from the same population versus the alternative hypothesis that the two samples are drawn from two populations having probability… … Medical dictionary
ordinal — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. capitalized [Middle English, from Medieval Latin ordinale, from Late Latin, neuter of ordinalis] a book of rites for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops 2. [Late Latin ordinalis, from ordinalis,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ordinal — ordinal1 ordinally, adv. /awr dn euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to an order, as of animals or plants. 2. of or pertaining to order, rank, or position in a series. n. 3. an ordinal number or numeral. [1590 1600; < LL ordinalis in order equiv. to… … Universalium
rank — 1. The ordinal position of an observation in the set of observations of which it is a member. 2. To order a set of observations according to their r.. * * * (rangk) 1. in statistics, the position of a sample observation (or population value) in… … Medical dictionary
