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in ascending order

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Definition of in ascending order

: arranged in a series that begins with the least or smallest and ends with the greatest or largest
  • The children were lined up in ascending order of height.
  • Test scores are listed in ascending order from lowest to highest.

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ascending play

  1. : rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees

  2. : mounting or sloping upward

  3. : rising upward usually from a more or less flat base or point of attachment

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order play

  1. : to put in order : arrange

  2. : to give an order to : command

  3. : destine, ordain

  1. : a group of people united in a formal way: such as

  2. : a fraternal society

  3. : a community under a religious rule

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