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ordinal indicator

ordinal indicator noun: a sign adjacent to a numeral denoting that it is an ordinal number, rather than a cardinal number.

Noun

ordinal indicator (plural ordinal indicators)

  1. A sign adjacent to a numeral denoting that it is an ordinal number, rather than a cardinal number.

Forms of ordinal indicator

pluralordinal indicators

Questions about ordinal indicator

What does ordinal indicator mean?
Ordinal indicator means a sign adjacent to a numeral denoting that it is an ordinal number, rather than a cardinal number.
What part of speech is ordinal indicator?
Ordinal indicator is a noun.
What is the plural of ordinal indicator?
The plural of ordinal indicator is ordinal indicators.

Words near ordinal indicator in the dictionary

  1. ordinal adjectives
  2. ordinal date
  3. ordinal dates
  4. ordinal direction
  5. ordinal directions
  6. ordinal indicator
  7. ordinal indicators
  8. ordinal number
  9. ordinal numbers
  10. ordinal numeral
  11. ordinal numerals

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