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lectic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛktɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) + -τικός (-tikós).