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Order

gives

if

is before

in canonical order, and

if

is after

in canonical order. It gives

if

is identical to

.

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Order uses canonical order as described in the notes for Sort.

Basic Examples (1)

Out[1]=

Applications (1)

Find which tuples are in order:

Possible Issues (1)

Order operates structurally, not by numerical value:

OrderedQ Equal SameQ Sort Signature Ordering

Structural Operations

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