orderedset
nounUK /ˈɔːdəd sɛt/
US /ˈɔːrdərd sɛt/
A group of things that are kept in a special order.
The numbers 1, 2, 3 form an ordered set because they always go in that order.
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2. In mathematics, a collection of items where the position of each item matters.
The ordered set (a, b) is different from (b, a).
3. A data structure that keeps its elements sorted automatically.
The program stored the scores in an ordered set so the highest came first.
4. A lineup of people or objects arranged by a rule, such as size or time.
The teacher made an ordered set of the books from shortest to tallest.