partial order From WikiWord, the free dictionary English Contents DefinitionsRelated wordsReferences DefinitionsnounA binary relation that is reflexive, antisymmetric, and transitive. Related wordsSynonymspartial ordering relationpreorderstrict orderingtotal orderequivalence relationorderlinear orderwell-orderpartially ordered setbinary relationrelationtotally ordered settotal ordering relationordered settransitive closureposet References Wiktionary — partial order Wikipedia — partial order