minimum, optimum and maximum temp
Three is a noun, the cardinal number
It is the minimum, maximum and optimum temperatures of plant growth and development.
cardinal
Cardinals are in three orders. The most senior of the orders is Cardinal Bishop, then Cardinal Priest and finally Cardinal Deacon. The head of the College of Cardinals is the Dean.
A cardinal has four toes on each foot, with three toes pointing forward and one toe pointing backward.
Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales and Cardinal Vidal
One, two three, four
Cardinal : tres,tria Ordinal :tertius
cardinal, vermilion, rubicund
It is the value of integers, rather than their position. For example, the first three cardinal numbers are: ONE, TWO and THREE. Their ordinal counterparts are: FIRST, SECOND and THIRD.
In its cardinal form Tres (three), ordinal Tertia (third). I am soo not declining it though. :-)
Cardinal numbers are one, two, three, four, ... Ordinal numbers are first, second, third, fourth, ...