Lectic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lectic is an adjective meaning (mathematics) Pertaining to a generalization of alphabetical order applied to sets such that, for each pair of sets, their relative ordering is the order obtained if you remove their common (shared) elements and compare the last element in each remaining subset.
Meaning
(mathematics) Pertaining to a generalization of alphabetical order applied to sets such that, for each pair of sets, their relative ordering is the order obtained if you remove their common (shared) elements and compare the last element in each remaining subset.
Synonyms for lectic
Depending on context, synonyms include lectical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include combinatorial, allotrious, hyperarithmetic, hyper-order, hypergeometric, additive.
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