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Cardinal versus ordinal numbers
Cardinal		Ordinal
one	1	first	1st
two	2	second	2nd
three	3	third	3rd
four	4	fourth	4th
five	5	fifth	5th
six	6	sixth	6th
seven	7	seventh	7th
eight	8	eighth	8th
nine	9	ninth	9th
ten	10	tenth	10th

In linguistics, and more precisely in traditional grammar, a cardinal numeral (or cardinal number word) is a part of speech used to count. Examples in English are the words one, two, three, and the compounds three hundred [and] forty-two and nine hundred [and] sixty. Cardinal numerals are classified as definite, and are related to ordinal numbers, such as the English first, second, third, etc.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Notes

^ David Crystal (2011). Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-405-15296-9.
^ Hadumo Bussmann (1999). Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-20319-7.
^ James R. Hurford (1994). Grammar: A Student's Guide. Cambridge University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0-521-45627-2.

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[Crystal2011-1] David Crystal (2011). Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-405-15296-9.

[Bussmann1999-2] Hadumo Bussmann (1999). Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-20319-7.

[Hurford1994-3] James R. Hurford (1994). Grammar: A Student's Guide. Cambridge University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0-521-45627-2.

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+| sixth || 6th
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+| eight
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 In [[linguistics]], and more precisely in traditional grammar, a '''cardinal numeral''' (or '''cardinal number word''') is a [[part of speech]] used to [[Counting|count]]. Examples in [[English language|English]] are the words ''one'', ''two'', ''three'', and the [[Compound (linguistics)|compound]]s ''three hundred [and] forty-two'' and ''nine hundred [and] sixty''. Cardinal [[numeral (linguistics)|numeral]]s are classified as definite, and are related to [[ordinal number (linguistics)|ordinal numbers]], such as the English ''first'', ''second'', ''third'', etc.<ref name="Crystal2011">{{cite book|author=David Crystal|author-link=David Crystal|title=Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics|year=2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-405-15296-9|edition=6th|page=65}}</ref><ref name="Bussmann1999">{{cite book|author=Hadumo Bussmann|title=Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics|year=1999|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-20319-7}}</ref><ref name="Hurford1994">{{cite book |author=James R. Hurford |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZaBKd8pT6kgC&pg=PA23 |title=Grammar: A Student's Guide |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-521-45627-2 |pages=23–24 |author-link=James R. Hurford}}</ref>
+== See also ==
+* [[Arity]]
+* [[Cardinal number]] for the related usage in mathematics
+* [[English numerals]] (in particular the ''[[English numerals#Cardinal numbers|Cardinal numbers]]'' section)
+* [[Distributive number]]
+* [[Multiplier (linguistics)|Multiplier]]
+* [[Numeral (linguistics)|Numeral]] for examples of number systems
+* [[Ordinal number (linguistics)|Ordinal number]]
+* [[Valency (linguistics)|Valency]]
+* [[Roman numerals]]
+* [[Latin numerals]]
+* [[Greek numerals]]
 == References ==