- Preorder
- Preorder Pre*or"der, v. t. To order to arrange beforehand; to foreordain. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
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preorder — index prearrange Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Preorder — In mathematics, especially in order theory, preorders are binary relations that satisfy certain conditions. For example, all partial orders and equivalence relations are preorders. The name quasiorder is also common for preorders. Other notations … Wikipedia
preorder — 1. verb To order (goods) in advance, before they are available. 2. noun A binary relation that is reflexive and transitive. The relation of logical implication over sentences is an example … Wiktionary
preorder — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ transitive verb Etymology: pre + order 1. : to plan out in order or arrange beforehand : foreordain 2. : to give an order for in advance it is wise to preorder very special dishes when making your reservation * * * n. * * * preorˈder (↑ … Useful english dictionary
Preorder Economy — A preorder economy is a type of proposed future economy where the exact demand for goods is known ahead of time, before any material production takes place. It has been discussed within the framework of ecological economics. Creating a preorder… … Wikipedia
Preorder (disambiguation) — The term preorder has several meanings:In mathematics: *Preorder, a binary relation with certain properties *Preorder tree traversal; see Tree traversal *Preordering of a graph; see Depth first searchIn marketing: *Pre order … Wikipedia
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preorder — pre·order … English syllables
preorder — pre•or′der n … From formal English to slang
Simulation preorder — In theoretical computer science a simulation preorder is a relation between state transition systems associating systems which behave in the same way in the sense that one system simulates the other.Intuitively, a system simulates another system… … Wikipedia
