# fourth (ordinal)

the position that follows the third in an order

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: common

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [third](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-third.ordinal), [order](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-order.arrangement), [four](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-four.cardinal)

**Through:** When the order adds one after the third, a position is.

**Novel properties:**
- new rank
- sequence index
- position after third

## Examples
- In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Carissa Moore won the first gold medal in women's surfing, the fourth sport added to the Olympic program that year. *(sports)*
- The fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, premiered in 1824, follows the third and concludes the piece with the 'Ode to Joy'. *(music)*
- Apollo 13 was the fourth scheduled crewed mission to land on the Moon, following Apollo 10, 11, and 12 in the sequence. *(spaceflight)*

## Used by
- [friday](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-friday.temporal) (L15)
- [thursday](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thursday.temporal) (L15)

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