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order
- (MATH) A word with many different
meanings in mathematics. Among these are: (1) the sequence in which
a set of objects or numbers is placed; (2) the number of elements in
a set; (3) the number of times a shape can be fitted back onto its own
outline during a complete turn (order of symmetry);
(4) the highest order power in a
one-variable polynomial (order
of a polynomial, also known as its degree);
(5) the type of curve described by such a polynomial (order
of a curve).
• MATHEMATICS - (BIOLOGY) A taxonomic rank below
class and above family.
• CLASSIFICATION IN BIOLOGY
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