ordering

/ 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

Example Sentences

Most of the Asahi Group's factories in Japan have been at a standstill since Monday, after the attack hit its ordering and delivering system, the firm has said.

From BBC

“Drug cartels must be stopped,” Reed wrote on X, “but declaring war & ordering lethal military force without Congress or public knowledge – nor legal justification – is unacceptable.”

From Salon

My kids enjoy buying fruit and ordering from the local restaurants while hanging out on the beach.

From Los Angeles Times

Another person took issue with the sudden ordering of hundreds of high-ranking officials to one location, saying this is “not how it is done.”

From Salon

Coyle quickly made his presence felt with his new team, ordering the music stopped during one practice so that he could relay instructions.

From Los Angeles Times

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