partial ordering: Meaning and Definition of

par'tial or'dering

Pronunciation: [key]
— Math. Math.
  1. a relation defined on a set, having the properties that each element is in relation to itself, the relation is transitive, and if two elements are in relation to each other, the two elements are equal.
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