In "record 43 has 7 fields," the 7 is the cardinal number. Contrast with "ordinal number," which identifies a sequence such as "record 43." See cardinality. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

(2) A number that identifies the sequence of an item; for example, "record #34 is invalid." Contrast with "cardinal number," which states how many of something. For example, "each record contains ...

The contexts of some problems called on the cardinal properties of numbers -- the quantity of elements in a set -- others on their ordinal properties -- their position in an ordered list.

Cardinal utility assigns a number to the utility ... An alternative way to measure utility is the concept of ordinal utility, which uses rankings instead of values. The benefit of using rankings ...

Barky solves the mystery by demonstrating the difference between ordinal numbers and cardinal numbers.