numerical order
noun phraseUK /njuːˈmɛrɪkəl ˈɔːdə/
US /nuːˈmɛrɪkəl ˈɔːrdər/
Numerical order is when numbers are put in a line from smallest to biggest.
Please put the numbers 3, 1, and 2 in numerical order: 1, 2, 3.
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2. The arrangement of items by their assigned numbers, such as page numbers or house numbers.
The files were stored in numerical order by case number.
3. A sequence going from the largest number down to the smallest, called descending numerical order.
Write the scores in descending numerical order, starting with the highest.
4. The order of numbers as they appear on a number line, increasing from left to right.
On a number line, values are always in numerical order from left to right.