orderedsets
nounUK /ˈɔːdəd sɛts/
US /ˈɔːrdərd sɛts/
Groups of things that are kept in a special order.
The teacher put the number cards into orderedsets from smallest to largest.
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2. In math, collections where the position of each item matters.
The orderedsets (1, 2) and (2, 1) are different because the order changes.
3. In computing, data structures that keep items in a fixed sequence.
The program stores the names in orderedsets so they stay in the same order.
4. Groups of objects lined up by a rule, like size or color.
We made orderedsets of buttons by color and then by size.