Ordinal addition

Ordinal addition involves putting sequences or orders of items in a specific, meaningful sequence and then extending that order. When adding two ordinals, you think of first completing the entire sequence represented by the first ordinal, and then continuing with the sequence of the second ordinal, starting after the first ends. Unlike regular addition, ordinal addition is not necessarily commutative; the order in which you add matters because it reflects the structure of sequences. Essentially, it’s like appending one ordered list after another, emphasizing the importance of sequence and position rather than just quantity.