| English Dictionary: ordering |
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| 4 results for ordering |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- ordering
- n
- logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements;
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
Synonym(s): ordering, order, ordination
- the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
Synonym(s): order, ordering
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Order \Or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ordered}; p pr. & vb. n.
{Ordering}.] [From {Order}, n.]
1. To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to
arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence,
to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.
To him that ordereth his conversation aright. --Ps.
1. 23.
Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.
--Milton.
2. To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to
advance.
3. To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order
a carriage; to order groceries.
4. (Eccl.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive
into the ranks of the ministry.
These ordered folk be especially titled to God.
--Chaucer.
Persons presented to be ordered deacons. --Bk. of
Com. Prayer.
{Order arms} (Mil.), the command at which a rifle is brought
to a position with its but resting on the ground; also,
the position taken at such a command.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Ordering \Or"der*ing\, n.
Disposition; distribution; management. --South.
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| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: |
ordering
A relation.
See {partial ordering}, {pre-order}, {total ordering}.
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