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shortlex

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A total ordering for finite sequences of objects that can themselves be totally ordered. Sequences are primarily sorted by cardinality (length) with the shortest sequences first, and sequences of the same length are sorted into lexicographic order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often, uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • a shortlex normal form

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History

Etymology

From short lexicographic.