rank ordern.
/ˌraŋk ˈɔːdə/, U.S. /ˈræŋk ˌɔrdər/ An arrangement of the members of a set in order, as though each member had assigned to it one of a series of consecutive integers. Cf. rank n.1 7d.
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1915 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 26 450 The following table shows the frequencies of judgment and the rank-order of judgments.
1931 F. L. Goodenough Exper. Child Study xxv. 230 If possible, have the teacher..arrange the children in rank order for general class standing, and correlate the results with the rank orders on the test.
1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 622/1 Shagrass and Naiman..were able to put various types of neuroses in rank order according to their content of manifest anxiety.
1991 B. Moon Guide to National Curriculum (ed. 3) iv. 24 Pupils were placed in rank order and predetermined proportions were placed in the various grades.
2004 G. R. Wainwright Headless Chickens, Laidback Bears v. 29 Try to identify priorities for your attention. Placing things in rank order with the most important at the top and the least important at the bottom helps to achieve this.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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