alleryThe number in 'third day of the month' shows a place in an order. What is it called?
ACardinal number
BOrdinal number
CNominal number
DDecimal number
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ordinal number
1. 'Third' tells the place of a day in an ordered series.
2. Numbers used to label places in an ordered series are ordinal numbers.
3. A cardinal number would give a count, not a position.
_Source: Wikipedia, Natural number, lead section_
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