Cardinal, Ordinal and Nominal Numbers

''Cardinal: how many Ordinal: position Nominal: name''

Cardinal Numbers
A Cardinal Number says how many of something there are, such as one, two, three, four, five.

A Cardinal Number answers the question "How Many?"

Example: here are five coins:

It does not have fractions or decimals, it is only used for counting.

How to remember: "Cardinal is Counting"

Ordinal Numbers
An Ordinal Number tells us the position of something in a list.

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and so on (seeCardinal and Ordinal Numbers Chart for more.)

Example: In this picture the girl is 2nd:
And the two pups are 3rd and 4th.

How to remember: "Ordinal says what Order things are in".

Nominal Numbers
A Nominal Number is a number used only as a name, or to identify something (not as an actual value or position)

Examples:
How to remember: "Nominal is a Name".
 * the number on the back of a player: "8"
 * a zip code: "91210"
 * a model number: "380"

Example With Everything
In this photo there are 6 cars. Car Number "99" (with the yellow roof) is in 1st position:
 * 6 is a Cardinal Number (it tells how many)
 * 1st is an Ordinal Number (it tells position)
 * "99" is a Nominal Number (it is basically just a name for the car)