Cardinal numeral

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, and third, etc.[1][2][3]

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

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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. Camsixbridge 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. Camsixbridge University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0-521-45627-2.

Cardinal numeral

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