ordinal number

mathematical concept generalizing ordinal numerals to extend enumeration to infinite sets
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ordinal number

Summary

ordinal number is a type of number[1]. It draws 2,449 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_number category, ranking #7 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • ordinal number's instance of is recorded as type of number[3].
  • ordinal number is a type of number[4].
  • ordinal number is a type of quantity[5].
  • ordinal number is used for order type[6].
  • ordinal number's Commons category is recorded as Ordinal numbers[7].
  • ordinal number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ordinal numbers[8].
  • ordinal number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/ordinal-numbers[9].
  • ordinal number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/ordinal-numbers[10].
  • ordinal number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1545[11].
  • ordinal number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P10777[12].
  • ordinal number's different from is recorded as ordinal numeral[13].
  • ordinal number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].

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Definition and Type

ordinal number's instance of is recorded as type of number[3]. Recorded subclass of include number[4] and quantity[5].

Use and Application

ordinal number is used for order type[6].

Why It Matters

ordinal number draws 2,449 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_number category, ranking #7 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property P1545, P10777
    Instance of type of number
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Instance of
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538748305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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