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ordering [′ȯrd·ə·riŋ] (mathematics) A binary relation, denoted ≤, among the elements of a set such thata≤bandb≤cimpliesa≤c, anda≤b,b≤aimpliesa=b; it need not be the case that eithera≤borb≤a. Also known as order; order relation; partial ordering. (solid-state physics) A solid-state transformation in certain solid solutions, in which a random arrangement in the lattice is transformed into a regular ordered arrangement of the atoms with respect to one another; a so-called superlattice is formed.
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| These qualities, it is true, are those pre-eminently of the "Works and Days": the literary values of the "Theogony" are of a more technical character, skill in ordering and disposing long lists of names, sure judgment in seasoning a monotonous subject with marvellous incidents or episodes, and no mean imagination in depicting the awful, as is shown in the description of Tartarus (ll. And, sitting down, he wrote a letter to his broker, ordering him to sell out at the market price. Never had I heard such an ordering of liqueurs and of highballs of particular brands of Scotch. |
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