Noun
ordinal variable (plural ordinal variables)
(statistics) A variable with values whose order is significant, but on which no meaningful arithmetic-like operations can be performed.
Examples
Adjective comparison:fast < very fast < very, very fastAlphabetical ordering:Adams precedes BonaparteBonaparte + Adams - not definedBonaparte - Adams - not definedBonaparte / Adams - not definedBonaparte * Adams - not defined