SOLUTION: what do you call nth

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Question 258747: what do you call nth
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20086) About Me  (Show Source):
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"5th" is the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number "5".
"45th" is the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number "45".
"1st" is the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number "1".
"100th" is the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number "100".
So
"nth" is the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number "n".