totally ordered set

totally ordered set

noun Mathematics.
a set in which a relation, as “less than or equal to,” holds for all pairs of elements of the set.
Also called chain, linearly ordered set, simply ordered set.
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Totally ordered set is always a great word to know.
So is common denominator. Does it mean:
a number that is a multiple of all the denominators of a set of fractions
a number that is a multiple of all the numbers of a given set
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totally ordered set definition

mathematics
A set with a total ordering.

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