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
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15th Century
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15th century
WELL–ORDERED Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of well–ordered for English Language Learners
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: carefully organized or controlled
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