partial ordering

noun Mathematics.

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.

Origin of partial ordering

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby partial ordering

partial differential equation, partial differentiation, partial eclipse, partial fraction, partial ophthalmoplegia, partial ordering, partial pressure, partial product, partial reinforcement, partial seizure, partial sum