well-or·dered
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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
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ˈwel-ˈȯrd-riŋ , -ˈȯr-də-
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“Well-ordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-ordered. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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