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well-ordering

well-ordering

See also: wellordering

English

Noun

well-ordering ‎(plural well-orderings)

(mathematics) A total order of which every nonempty subset has a least element.

Synonyms

well-order

Translations

a type of total order

Dutch: welordening f
German: Wohlordnung f
Norwegian:

Bokmål: velordning m, f

Nynorsk: velordning f

Swedish: välordning c

Verb

well-ordering

present participle of well-order