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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 - (bio.) A taxonomic rank below class and above family.
• CLASSIFICATION IN BIOLOGY
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