ordered
adjective
or·dered
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Definition of ordered
: characterized by order: such as
a
: marked by regularity or discipline
led an ordered life
b
: marked by regular or harmonious arrangement or disposition
an ordered landscape the ordered crystal structure
c
: having elements arranged or identified according to a rule: such as
(1)
: having the property that every pair of different elements is related by a transitive relationship that is not symmetric
(2)
: having elements labeled by ordinal numbers
an ordered triple has a first, second, and third element
Examples of ordered in a Sentence
an ordered sequence of events
Recent Examples on the Web
The phase transition — a change in a material’s internal organization between ordered and disordered states — is a bedrock concept in physics. — Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, "Jammed Cells Expose the Physics of Cancer," 16 Aug. 2016 Poetry gives us a more ordered way—in gravity and weight—to understand and convey our emotions. — David C. Ward, Smithsonian, "A New Poem is Commissioned to Honor the Soldiers Who Fight America’s Wars," 27 Apr. 2017 This is the magical POLO BURGER (which is the most ordered item on the menu). — Micaela English, Town & Country, "What's Actually On The Menu At The Polo Bar," 24 Feb. 2015 Christopher lives with most of the world’s noise shut out, in a neat and ordered universe of likes and dislikes. — Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time': Theater Review," 5 Aug. 2017 Poetry gives us a more ordered way—in gravity and weight—to understand and convey our emotions. — David C. Ward, Smithsonian, "A New Poem is Commissioned to Honor the Soldiers Who Fight America’s Wars," 27 Apr. 2017 That the loquacious, demonstrably bad Vargas doesn’t fit in this polite and ordered world is the point, just as Billy Bob Thornton’s angel of death Lorne Malvo stuck out like an ominous sore thumb in the first season. — Richard Lawson, VanityFair.com, "Fargo Season 3 Has Its Flaws but Has Our Attention, Too," 19 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ordered.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ordered
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of ordered
: carefully organized or controlled
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