Meanings
nounordinal indicator (plural ordinal indicators)
plural ordinal indicators
- A sign adjacent to a numeral denoting that it is an ordinal number, rather than a cardinal number.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 序數指示符 /序数指示符
- 序數指示符 /序数指示符 (xùshù zhǐshìfú)Translations
Italian indicatore ordinale
- indicatore ordinaleTranslations
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APA
ordinal indicator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20indicator
MLA
“ordinal indicator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20indicator. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordinal indicator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20indicator.
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