SINCE 1828
well-ordered
adjective
well-or·dered
| \ ˈwel-ˈȯr-dərd
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Definition of well-ordered
1
: having an orderly procedure or arrangement
a well-ordered household
2
: partially ordered with every subset containing a first element and exactly one of the relationships "greater than," "less than," or "equal to" holding for any given pair of elements
Other Words from well-ordered
well-ordering
\ ˈwel-ˈȯrd-riŋ
, -ˈȯr-də- \
noun
, -ˈȯr-də- \
noun
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well-ordered
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of well-ordered
: carefully organized or controlled
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