adj.
Pronunciation: ' o ̇ r-d ə rd
Function: adjective
Date: 1579
: characterized by order: as a : marked by regularity or discipline <led an ordered life> b : marked by regular or harmonious arrangement or disposition <an ordered landscape> <the ordered crystal structure> c : having elements arranged or identified according to a rule: as (1) : having the property that every pair of different elements is related by a transitive relationship that is not symmetric (2) : having elements labeled by ordinal numbers <an ordered triple has a first, second, and third element>