Main Entry:

or·dered

Pronunciation:

\ˈȯr-dərd\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1579

: characterized by order: as a: marked by regularity or discipline <led an ordered life> b: marked by regular or harmonious arrangement or disposition <an ordered landscape> <the ordered crystal structure> c: having elements arranged or identified according to a rule: as (1): having the property that every pair of different elements is related by a transitive relationship that is not symmetric (2): having elements labeled by ordinal numbers <an ordered triple has a first, second, and third element>