Ordinal Numbers

An ordinal number is a number that indicates the position or order of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.

The ordinal number for 18 is written as 18th.

The ordinal position of the first item in a list is 1st.

The ordinal number for that position is 7th.

To determine the ordinal position from the bottom, count upwards starting from the last item as 1st.

The ordinal position of the 4th item from the bottom is 4th.

The ordinal number for the pumpkin in the 1st position is 1st.

The ordinal number that comes after 8th is 9th.

The ordinal position of the 10th item is expressed as 10th.

Cardinal numbers represent quantity (e.g., 1, 2, 3), while ordinal numbers represent position or order (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd).