Numbers can be used most flexibly to quantify, rank and identify. 'Cardinal' number refers to quantitative number assignments assessing set size (numerosity), whereas 'ordinal' number applies to ...

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A number that states how many of something. In "record 43 has 7 fields," the 7 is the cardinal number. Contrast with "ordinal number," which identifies a sequence such as "record 43." See cardinality.

There are two kinds of numbers; ordinal and cardinal. Ordinal numbers denote rank or position in a system, while cardinal numbers tally how many units of something there are. You can think of ordinals ...

(1) For the protocol that adds NFTs to Bitcoin, see Bitcoin Ordinals. (2) A number that identifies the sequence of an item; for example, "record #34 is invalid." Contrast with "cardinal number," which ...