ordered partitioning
nounUK /ˈɔːdəd pɑːˈtɪʃənɪŋ/
US /ˈɔːrdərd pɑːrˈtɪʃənɪŋ/
Ordered partitioning is when you split things into groups and the order of the groups matters.
When the teacher split the class into first team, second team, and third team, that was ordered partitioning.
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2. In math, a way of breaking a set into non-empty parts where the order of the parts is important.
The ordered partitioning of {1,2} into two parts gives ({1},{2}) and ({2},{1}).
3. In computing, dividing data into ordered chunks that keep their sequence.
The program used ordered partitioning to split the file into numbered blocks.
4. In logistics, sorting items into groups that follow a set order.
Ordered partitioning of the packages helped the workers load the truck in the right sequence.