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Cardinal versus ordinal numbers
Cardinal
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one |
two |
three |
four
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Ordinal
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first |
second |
third |
fourth
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th
|
A cardinal numeral (or 'cardinal number word') is a part of speech used to count.
Examples are the words one, two, three, and also compounds like three hundred and forty-two (Commonwealth English) or three hundred forty-two (American English).
Cardinal numbers are definite numerals. They are related to ordinal numbers, such as first, second, third, etc.[1][2][3]