Ordinal numbers only show the order of something. For example, Mike came in second place.
Nominal numbers are similar to numbers on a sports player's jersey. For example, Mike is number six.
Cardinal numbers show quantity. For example, I dropped off five shirts to the laundromat.
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Normally ordinal numbers refer to positive positions. Cardinal numbers are negative, zero or positive.
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7 is cardinal. '7th' is the ordinal form of 7.
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