partially ordered set
noun Mathematics.
a set in which a relation as “less than or equal to” holds for some pairs of elements of the set, but not for all.
Compare
totally ordered set,
well-ordered set.
Origin of partially ordered set
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby partially ordered set
partial-thickness flap,
partial-thickness graft,
partiality,
partialize,
partially dominant,
partially ordered set,
partially sighted,
partible,
particeps criminis,
participable,
participaction