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partially ordered set
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noun Mathematics.
a set in which a relation as “less than or equal to” holds for some pairs of elements of the set, but not for all.
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Compare totally ordered set, well-ordered set.
Origin of partially ordered set
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby partially ordered set
partial fraction, partiality, partialize, partially, partially dominant, partially ordered set, partially sighted, partial ordering, partial pressure, partial product, partial reinforcement
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