Lexicographical Order

In mathematics, the lexicographic or lexicographical order, (also known as lexical order, dictionary order, alphabetical order or lexicographic(al) product), is a generalization of the way the alphabetical order of words is based on the alphabetical order of their component letters.

Read more about Lexicographical Order:  Definition, Motivation and Uses, Case of Multiple Products, Groups and Vector Spaces, Ordering of Sequences of Various Lengths, Generalization, Monomials, Decimal Fractions, Reverse Lexicographic Order

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