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

She has since defied court orders to attend her ongoing trial on charges amounting to crimes against humanity for allegedly ordering a deadly crackdown during the revolt.

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Video shared on social media captures Bovino coming out of the ICE facility and ordering the crowd to move.

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They also are still determining how to hook up plumbing, sewage and electricity on site and are ordering books, computers, supplies and furniture, the mayor’s office said.

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Villanueva and Mayor Karen Bass on Wednesday announced changes to deployment protocols on extreme weather days, including ordering firefighters to remain on duty for an additional shift during red flag weather warnings.

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In my French dining debacle, that’s what ordering that second bottle achieved.

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