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ordered set

British

noun

logic maths a sequence of elements that is distinguished from the other sequences of the same element by the order of the elements. Thus is not identical with

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We have seen that a sequence is an ordered set of terms.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

In his directive, Husted ordered set Saturday voting hours for this fall from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.—two hours longer than in 2012, when polls closed at 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

From MSNBC ● Jun. 18, 2014

Cumulative Relative Frequency The term applies to an ordered set of observations from smallest to largest.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013

Accordingly all Saxo-Borussians were ordered set back two years in their studies at Old Heidelberg, with expulsion for the ringleader who incited others to disparage Dictator Hitler's handling of asparagus.

From Time Magazine Archive

I, as I was ordered, set my face down the stairs.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

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