The difference between Numeral and Ordinal numeral
When used as nouns, numeral means a symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the roman numerals i, v, x, l, whereas ordinal numeral means a word used to represent an ordinal number.
Numeral is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to numbers.
check bellow for the other definitions of Numeral and Ordinal numeral
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Numeral as a noun:
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
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Numeral as a noun (linguistics):
A word representing a number.
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Numeral as a noun (card games):
A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).
Examples:
"Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals."
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Numeral as an adjective:
Of or relating to numbers; numerical.
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Ordinal numeral as a noun (grammar):
A word used to represent an ordinal number.