ordering

British  

/ ˈɔːdərɪŋ /

noun

1. logic any of a number of categories of relations that permit at least some members of their domain to be placed in order. A linear or simple ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, transitive, and connected, as less than or equal to on the integers. A partial ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, and transitive, as set inclusion. Either of these orderings is called strict if it is asymmetric instead of reflexive and antisymmetric. It is a well-ordering if every nonempty subset has a least member under the relation

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Example Sentences

Imagine calling your friends, ordering a pizza, and opening up RuneScape on your PC.

From BBC

With customers ordering in advance due to long wait times, Klein said companies such as Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA have offered “confident updates.”

From MarketWatch

Customers are ordering in advance because of the wait times, he noted, and therefore companies such as Applied Materials, Lam and KLA have been offering “confident updates.”

From MarketWatch

Geiger expects the momentum to continue, forecasting a 4% same-store sales growth in 2026 driven by the firm’s loyalty programs, mobile ordering, increased advertising, and the rollout of more food products.

From Barron's

They are starting to build on-site power plants and ordering scores of electric generators.

From The Wall Street Journal

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