Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being ordinal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The state or quality of being ordinal.
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- noun The state or quality of being
ordinal .
Etymologies
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ordinal + -ism
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Examples
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The theory of elections thus forcibly faced the problems raised by ordinalism long before it had been formulated in economic thought.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas KENNETH J. ARROW 1968
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In the field of social choice, as in that of individual choice, the methods of conjoint measure - ment have led to cardinal utilities which are consistent with the general operational spirit of ordinalism.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas KENNETH J. ARROW 1968
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