ALL meanings of ordering
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O o - idioms ordering in order that, so that; to the end that: We ought to leave early in order that we may not miss the train. 1
- idioms ordering in order to, as a means to; with the purpose of: She worked summers in order to save money for college. 1
- idioms ordering in short order, with promptness or speed; rapidly: The merchandise arrived in short order. 1
- idioms ordering on order, ordered but not yet received: We're out of stock in that item, but it's on order. 1
- idioms ordering on the order of, resembling to some extent; like: I would like a dress on the order of the one in the window. approximately; about: On the order of 100,000 people attended the rally. 1
- idioms ordering out of order, inappropriate; unsuitable: His remark was certainly out of order. not operating properly; in disrepair: The air conditioner is out of order again. incorrect according to the rules of parliamentary procedure: The chairwoman told him that he was out of order. 1
- idioms ordering to order, according to one's individual requirements or instructions: a suit made to order; carpeting cut to order. 1
- noun ordering Present participle of order. 1
- noun ordering any of a number of categories of relations that permit at least some members of their domain to be placed in order. A linear or simple ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, transitive, and connected, as less than or equal to on the integers. A partial ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, and transitive, as set inclusion. Either of these orderings is called strict if it is asymmetric instead of reflexive and antisymmetric. It is a well-ordering if every nonempty subset has a least member under the relation 0