Ordinal numbers denote rank or position in a system, while cardinal numbers tally how many units of something there are. You can think of ordinals as the numbers used when communicating a runner’s ...

The pirates are bored, so they count the number of people in line using ordinal numbers.

Each satoshi is assigned a unique ordinal number, which acts as a digital fingerprint. This ordinal number is generated using complex cryptographic algorithms, making it virtually impossible to tamper ...