partially ordered set

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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Nearby words

partial-thickness graft, partiality, partialize, partially, partially dominant, partially ordered set, partially sighted, partialness, partible, particeps criminis, participable

Compare totally ordered set, well-ordered set.

Origin of partially ordered set

First recorded in 1970–75

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