Ordinal definition

Ordinal means that utility measurement is relative – better or worse – and not an absolute quantity. Absolute measurement is referred to as CARDINAL UTILITY.

Examples of Ordinal in a sentence

  • Ordinal scale is a ranking or a rating data that normally uses integers in ascending or descending order.

  • The best Proposal as determined by each member of the SEC would receive an Ordinal Ranking of 1.

  • The Ordinal Ranking for each Proposal by the members of the SEC shall be added together to determine the overall Ordinal Ranking of each Proposal.

  • Ordinal scoring of coronary artery calcifications on low-dose CT scans of the chest is predictive of death from cardiovascular disease.

  • Below is an example of a GTID: 45eec521-2f34-11e0-0800-2a36050b826b:94530586304The Global Transaction ID consists of the following components: 2.3. Replication API 15 • State UUID This is a unique identifier for the state and the sequence of changes it undergoes.• Ordinal Sequence Number: The seqno is a 64-bit signed integer used to denote the position of the change in the sequence.The Global Transaction ID allows you to compare the application state and establish the order of state changes.

  • We uphold the classic Anglican Ordinal as an authoritative standard of clerical orders.

  • Recommend to the LYNX Governing Board award to the Proposer with the lowest Ordinal Ranking.

  • Ordinal Ranking The selection of Proposers “short listed” or to be awarded a Contract shall be based upon Ordinal Ranking of Proposers and not on the highest score based upon the “Proposal Evaluation Criteria”.

  • Ordinal number Deadline for signing up to: ............................

  • Each Proposer who submits a Proposal shall be given an Ordinal Ranking by each member of the SEC.

Related to Ordinal

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  • Septage means the liquid and solid material pumped from a septic tank, cesspool, or similar domestic sewage treatment system, or from a holding tank, when the system is cleaned or maintained.

  • Council Directive means Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the co-ordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities as amended by Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 and by Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007. A simplified and codified version of these Directives was introduced in 2010: the Audiovisual Media Services Directive 2010/13/EU.

  • Carcass means that part of a tyre other than the tread and the rubber sidewalls which, when inflated, bears the load;

  • aeroplane means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight;

  • Enslavement means the exercise of any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership over a person and includes the exercise of such power in the course of trafficking in persons, in particular women and children;

  • Specialty drug means a prescription drug that:

  • industrial effluent means any liquid, whether or not containing matter in solution or suspension, which is emitted in the course of or as a result of any trade or industrial operation, including a mining operation, and includes any liquid besides soil water or waste water or stormwater;

  • Regulant means a licensee, certificate holder or registrant.

  • Biological safety cabinet means a containment unit suitable for the preparation of low to moderate risk agents where there is a need for protection of the product, personnel, and environment, according to National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Standard 49.

  • Orthodontic means a type of specialist dental treatment carried out by an orthodontist that diagnoses, prevents and corrects mispositioned teeth and jaws and misaligned bite patterns.

  • Medical Specialist means any medical practitioner who is vocationally registered by the Medical Council under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 in one of the approved branches of medicine and who is employed in either that branch of medicine or in a similar capacity with minimal oversight.

  • SAQA means the South African Qualifications Authority;

  • Passenger compartment means the space for occupant accommodation, bounded by the roof, floor, side walls, doors, outside glazing and front bulkhead and the plane of the rear compartment bulkhead or the plane of the rear-seat back support.

  • Medical assessment means an assessment of a patient’s medical condition secured by our Assistance Company working in conjunction with the Medical Evacuation Provider’s medical director and in collaboration with the attending physician. The Assistance Company in collaboration with the Medical Evacuation Provider, will utilize the assessment to determine at its sole discretion whether a Plan Holder is fit to fly; the most appropriate means to provide medical evacuation; the medical personnel who will be accompanying the patient on the transport; and to confirm the medical facility closest to one’s home can meet their medical needs. If the patient’s medical facility of choice is unable to provide the high level of medical care required by the patient, arrangements will be made to transport the patient to the appropriate medical facility closest to their home, or closest to patient's preferred medical facility in the US when possible.

  • Industrial wastewater means the water or liquid carried waste from an industrial process. These wastes may result from any process or activity of industry, manufacture, trade or business, from the development of any natural resource, or from animal operations such as feedlots, poultry houses, or dairies. The term includes contaminated storm water and leachate from solid waste facilities.

  • Medical evaluation means the process of assessing an individual's health status that includes a medical history and a physical examination of an individual conducted by a licensed medical practitioner operating within the scope of his license.

  • Waste Framework Directive or “WFD” means Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste

  • Pruning means the appropriate removal of not more than one-third of the live branches or limbs of a Tree or more than one-third of the live branches or limbs on a Tree as part of a consistent annual pruning program.

  • Antiperspirant means any product including, but not limited to, aerosols, roll-ons, sticks, pumps, pads, creams, and squeeze-bottles, that is intended by the manufacturer to be used to reduce perspiration in the human axilla by at least 20 percent in at least 50 percent of a target population.

  • COVID-19 symptoms means fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea, unless a licensed health care professional determines the person’s symptoms were caused by a known condition other than COVID-19.

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  • Safety Management System has the meaning given to it in the ISM Code.

  • Gasohol means a blended fuel composed of gasoline and fuel grade ethanol.