ordinal number

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ordinal number

1. a number denoting relative position in a sequence, such as first, second, third
2. Logic Maths a measure of not only the size of a set but also the order of its elements

ordinal number

[′ȯrd·nəl ′nəm·bər]
(mathematics)
A generalized number which expresses the size of a set, in the sense of “how many” elements.

ordinal number

The number that identifies the sequence of an item, for example, record #34. Contrast with cardinal number.
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In addition, the magnitude of effect should also be ordinally related to severity at the level of the individual.
We tested whether the Harreveld men's ordinally ranked professions were significantly higher than those of their father; this turned out to be the case (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test for independent variables: z = -4.
Indigent defense systems vary tremendously among states, though in ways that are difficult to measure quantitatively and to rank ordinally.
Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated to identify the direction and strength of ordinally scaled associations between physician-related characteristics and other variables of interest (Spearman, 1904).
In the case of exposure to Internet and following the same criterion used in other research work (Goldsmith, 2002) it was considered that frequency of Internet access measured ordinally with 6 response categories (from 'everyday' to 'at least once a month') is a representative item for this concept, since individuals who connect more often have more experience than users who only connect occasionally.
Authority ranking ordinally ranks individual access to benefits according to some hierarchy, such as status or seniority, as would be typical in the military, for example.
In the communication process, linguistics and semantics are thus ordinally related: First, there is language, then there is meanings of language.
My thon, I don't ORDINALLY give advice, but I'll [theta] a MATH for you," he said.
Highest degree earned was measured ordinally as MSW, other master's, doctorate in social work/welfare, other doctorate, medicine or law, and other.
A sample of 488 students was used to estimate the ordered probit model: a model appropriate for ordinally scaled data.
To determine whether a single underlying construct is being measured ordinally throughout each measure, we predicted each outcome from the time at which the press conference was held in an ordinal logistic regression model and examined the test of the assumption of proportional odds.