Mathematical Foundations
See also: Mathematical optimization, Partially ordered set, Lattice (order), Greedoid, Antimatroid, Combinatorial optimization, and Duality (mathematics)#Order-reversing dualitiesOrdinal optimization is the maximization of function taking values in a partially ordered set ("poset") — or, dually, the minimization of functions taking values in a poset.
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