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Ordinality

Collation
Collation
Collation is the assembly of written information into a standard order. One common type of collation is called alphabetization, though collation is not limited to ordering letters of the alphabet...

, the sequencing and ordering of text
- Alphabetical order
- Lexicographical order
  Lexicographical order
  In mathematics, the lexicographic or lexicographical order, , is a generalization of the way the alphabetical order of words is based on the alphabetical order of letters.-Definition:Given two partially ordered sets A and B, the lexicographical order on...
Order of precedence
Order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of items. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments...

Philosophy

Natural order (philosophy)
Implicate and explicate order according to David Bohm
Implicate and explicate order according to David Bohm
According to David Bohm's theory, implicate and explicate orders are characterised by:-David Bohm's challenges to some generally prevailing views:...

Science and mathematics

Order and disorder (physics)
Order and disorder (physics)
In physics, the terms order and disorder designate the presence or absence of some symmetry or correlation in a many-particle system.In condensed matter physics, systems typically are ordered at low temperatures; upon heating, they undergo one or several phase transitions into less ordered...

, measured by an order parameter or more generally by entropy
An ordered world, the cosmos
Cosmos
In the general sense, a cosmos is an orderly or harmonious system. It originates from the Greek term κόσμος , meaning "order" or "ornament" and is antithetical to the concept of chaos. Today, the word is generally used as a synonym of the word Universe . The word cosmos originates from the same root...

, antithetical concept of chaos
Order, the category number of lighthouse Fresnel lens
Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens is a type of lens originally developed by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel for lighthouses.The design allows the construction of lenses of large aperture and short focal length without the mass and volume of material that would be required by a lens of conventional design...

es, defining size and focal length
Order (biology)
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...

, a rank between class and family, or a taxon at that rank
Order (mathematics)
Order (mathematics)
Order in mathematics may refer to:-In algebra:*Order , the cardinality of a group or period of an element*Order, or degree of a polynomial*Order, or dimension of a matrix*Order , an algebraic structure*Ordered group...

, various meanings
Order of reaction
Order of reaction
In chemical kinetics, the order of reaction with respect to certain reactant, is defined as the power to which its concentration term in the rate equation is raised .For example, given a chemical reaction 2A + B → C with a rate equation...

, a concept of chemical kinetics
Order of hierarchical complexity, quantified by the Model of Hierarchical Complexity
Model of hierarchical complexity
The model of hierarchical complexity is a framework for scoring how complex a behavior is. It quantifies the order of hierarchical complexity of a task based on mathematical principles of how the information is organized and of information science...

, the ordinal complexity of tasks that are addressed
Social order
Social order
Social order is a concept used in sociology, history and other social sciences. It refers to a set of linked social structures, social institutions and social practices which conserve, maintain and enforce "normal" ways of relating and behaving....

, a concept used in sociology, history and other social sciences, referring to the conduct of society
- World order (disambiguation), including the concept of a world government
Topological order
Topological order
In physics, topological order is a new kind of order in a quantum state that is beyond the Landau symmetry-breaking description. It cannot be described by local order parameters and long range correlations...

, an organized quantum state

Computer science

Order of computation, the computational complexity
Computational Complexity
Computational Complexity may refer to:*Computational complexity theory*Computational Complexity...

of an algorithm
Canonical order (disambiguation), the order of elements that obeys a certain set of rules or specifications
Z-order
Z-order
Z-order is an ordering of overlapping two-dimensional objects, such as windows in a graphical user interface , shapes in a vector graphics editor, or objects in a 3D application. One of the features of a typical GUI is that windows may overlap, so that one window hides part or all of another...

, which graphics cover up others on computer screens

Electronics and telecommunications

First-order hold
First-order hold
The first-order hold is a mathematical model of the practical reconstruction of sampled signals that could be done by a conventional digital-to-analog converter and an analog circuit called an integrator. For the FOH, the signal is reconstructed as a piecewise linear approximation to the...

in signal processing
Modulation order
Modulation order
The modulation order of a digital communication scheme is determined by the number of the different symbols that can be transmitted using it.Modulation order can only be defined for digital modulations. The simplest forms of digital modulation are of second order because they can transmit only two...

, the number of different symbols that can be sent using a given modulation
The polynomial order of a Filter (signal processing)
Filter (signal processing)
In signal processing, a filter is a device or process that removes from a signal some unwanted component or feature. Filtering is a class of signal processing, the defining feature of filters being the complete or partial suppression of some aspect of the signal...

transfer function

Economics and commerce

Order (business)
Order (business)
In business or commerce, an order is a stated intention, either spoken or written, to engage in a commercial transaction for specific products or services. From a buyer's point of view it expresses the intention to buy and is called a purchase order. From a seller's point of view it expresses the...

, an instruction from a customer to buy
Order (exchange)
Order (exchange)
An order in a market such as a stock market, bond market, commodity market or financial derivative market is an instruction from customers to brokers to buy or sell on the exchange.These instructions can be simple or complicated...

, customer's instruction to a stock broker
Money order
Money order
A money order is a payment order for a pre-specified amount of money. Because it is required that the funds be prepaid for the amount shown on it, it is a more trusted method of payment than a cheque.-History of money orders:...
Work order
Work order
A work order or job order is an order received by an organization from a customer or client, or an order created internally within the organization...

Legal, political, and military

Court order
Court order
A court order is an official proclamation by a judge that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. Such ruling requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case...

, made by a judge, e.g. a restraining order
Executive order (disambiguation), issued by the executive branch of government
General order
General order
In militaries, a general order is a published directive, originated by a commander, and binding upon all personnel under his command, the purpose of which is to enforce a policy or procedure unique to his unit's situation which is not otherwise addressed in applicable service regulations, military...

, a published directive from a commander
- Standing order (disambiguation), a general order of indefinite duration, and similar ongoing rules in a parliament
Law and order (politics)
Law and order (politics)
In politics, law and order refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through harsher criminal penalties...
Military command
Military command
Military command is the principle of the exercise of authority in a military, naval or air force context. The exercise of command is normally articulated in the legal framework which embodies the force concerned....
Tactical formation
Tactical formation
A tactical formation is the arrangement or deployment of moving military forces such as infantry, cavalry, AFVs, military aircraft, or naval vessels...

, an arrangement or deployment of moving military forces

Architecture and urban planning

Architectonic orders: see classical order
Classical order
A classical order is one of the ancient styles of classical architecture, each distinguished by its proportions and characteristic profiles and details, and most readily recognizable by the type of column employed. Three ancient orders of architecture—the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian—originated in...
Public order, a concept in urban planning

Religious, chivalric, fraternal, and ideological

The Order (group)
The Order (group)
The Order, also known as the Brüder Schweigen or Silent Brotherhood, was an organization active in the United States between 1983 and 1984...

, an underground American neo-Nazi organization active in 1983 and 1984
Chivalric order
Chivalric order
Chivalric orders are societies and fellowships of knights that have been created by European monarchs in imitation of the military orders of the Crusades...

, established since the 14th century
Fraternal order
Religious order
Religious order
A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates and, in some...
Monastic order, established circa 300 AD
Military order
Military order
A military order is a Christian society of knights that was founded for crusading, i.e. propagating or defending the faith , either in the Holy Land or against Islam or pagans in Europe...

, established in the crusades
Tariqa or Sufi Order
Holy Orders
Holy Orders
The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry....

, the rite or sacrament in which clergy are ordained
Order of Mass
Order of Mass
The Order of Mass , also called the Ordinary of the Mass, is the set of texts of the Roman Rite Mass that are generally invariable. This contrasts with the proper, which are items of the Mass that change with the feast or following the Liturgical Year...

, the set of texts of the Roman Catholic Church Latin Rite Mass that are generally invariable

Media and entertainment

Order (album)
Order (album)
Order is the fifth studio album by the German metalcore band Maroon. It was released on April 20, 2009 though Century Media Records. The album debuted at number 63 on the German Media Control Chart.-Track listing:# "Morin Heights" – 1:22# "Erode" – 4:00...

, 2009 album by German band Maroon
Orders (film), a 1974 film by Canadian filmmaker, Michel Brault

Ordinality

Philosophy

Science and mathematics

Computer science

Electronics and telecommunications

Economics and commerce

Legal, political, and military

Architecture and urban planning

Religious, chivalric, fraternal, and ideological

Media and entertainment

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