cardinal number (linguistics)
Cardinal number (linguistics)
In
linguistics, more precisely in
traditional grammar, a
cardinal number or
cardinal numeral (or just
cardinal) is a
part of speech used to
count, such as the
English words
one,
two,
three, but also
compounds, e.g.
three hundred forty-two (
American English) or
three hundred and forty-two (
Commonwealth English). Cardinal numbers are classified as definite
numerals and are related to
ordinal numbers, such as
first,
second,
third, etc.