orderedpair
nounUK /ˈɔːdəd peə/
US /ˈɔːrdərd per/
Two things written together in a special order, like a first and a second.
The ordered pair (3, 5) tells us to go 3 steps right and 5 steps up.
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2. In math, a pair of numbers used to show the exact spot of a point on a grid.
Plot the ordered pair (2, 4) on the graph.
3. A pair of items where the order matters, so (a, b) is not the same as (b, a).
In an ordered pair, (1, 2) is different from (2, 1).
4. A way to write two related values side by side, like a name and a score.
Each player's result was saved as an ordered pair of name and points.