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ordin

Ordin is primarily encountered as a combining form rather than a standalone English word. The form comes from Latin ordin-, stemming from ordinis, meaning order, rank, or regularity. In English, ordin- appears in a family of terms that convey notions of order or regulation: ordinance (a local or regulatory law), ordinary (normal or regular), ordinal (relating to position in a sequence), and ordination (the act of granting holy orders).

In mathematics, ordinal numbers describe the position of elements in a well-ordered set, highlighting the broader

Historical transmission: Latin ordin- entered English via Old French and other Romance languages, typically during medieval

Outside English, ordin- may appear in place names, surnames, or specialized jargon in various languages, where

sense
of
order
that
the
ordin-
stem
embodies.
While
ordinals
are
a
technical
term,
they
share
with
other
ordin-
derived
words
the
core
idea
of
sequence
and
rank
rather
than
quantity.
times,
and
then
diversified
into
legal,
religious,
and
scholarly
vocabulary.
The
root
continues
to
appear
in
modern
vocabulary
as
part
of
larger
words
rather
than
as
a
stand-alone
term.
it
retains
the
core
meaning
of
order
or
regulation.
See
also:
order,
ordinance,
ordinal,
ordination,
ordinary.