linearly orderedLinearlyOrdered2002-01-05 14:30:452006-10-28 23:47:19Definition\usepackage{amssymb}
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An ordering $\le$ (or $<$) of $A$ is called \emph{linear} or \emph{total} if any two elements of $A$ are comparable. The pair $(A,\le)$ is then called a \emph{linearly ordered set}.