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well-ordered — c.1600, from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + pp. of ORDER (Cf. order) … Etymology dictionary
well-ordered — index systematic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
well-ordered — [wel′ôr′dərd] adj. properly or carefully organized … English World dictionary
well-ordered — adjective ordered well well ordered work habits • Similar to: ↑regular … Useful english dictionary
well-ordered — /ˈwɛl ɔdəd/ (say wel awduhd) adjective properly or efficiently regulated or arranged. Also, (especially in predicative use), well ordered /wɛl ˈɔdəd/ (say wel awduhd) …
well-ordered — well′ or′dered adj. arranged, planned, or occurring in a desirable way, sequence, etc • Etymology: 1600–10 … From formal English to slang
well-ordered — adjective a) Having a precise arrangement. b) Having a well order … Wiktionary
well-ordered set — Math. a totally ordered set in which every nonempty subset has a smallest element with the property that there is no element in the subset less than this smallest element. Cf. partially ordered set, totally ordered set. * * * … Universalium
well-ordered set — Math. a totally ordered set in which every nonempty subset has a smallest element with the property that there is no element in the subset less than this smallest element. Cf. partially ordered set, totally ordered set … Useful english dictionary
well-ordered — /wel awr deuhrd/, adj. arranged, planned, or occurring in a desirable way, sequence, etc. [1600 10] * * * … Universalium
