pre-order

/P R IY1 AO0 R D ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    An order for goods or services placed in advance.

  2. 2

    A binary relation that is reflexive and transitive.

    โ€œThe relation of logical implication over sentences is an example of a preorder.โ€

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available.

  2. 2

    To sort or arrange beforehand.

adjective
  1. 1

    (of a traversal of a tree) Such that, recursively, the root is visited before the left and right subtrees.

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