plural of order type

(set theory) In the context of sets equipped with an order (especially, the context of totally ordered sets), the characteristic of being a member of some equivalence class of such sets under the equivalence relation "existence of an order-preserving bijection".

(graphical user interface) The sequence in which a user can navigate from one control to the next by pressing the Tab key.

plural of tab order

plural of ordered ring

(algebra, order theory, ring theory) A ring, R, equipped with a partial order, ≤, such that for arbitrary a, b, c ∈ R, if a ≤ b then a + c ≤ b + c, and if, additionally, 0 ≤ c, then both ca ≤ cb and ac ≤ bc.

plural of order of precedence

(of troops etc.) in an arrangement in compact units at close intervals and distances, as for marching and/or drill.

(military) A military unit formed up so as to allow space between its ranks. / (nautical) A naval formation in which ships are four cables'-length (2880 feet) apart.

plural of minor order / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see minor, orders.