rank orderingn.

Brit.

/ˌraŋk ˈɔːd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌræŋk ˈɔrd(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rank n.¹, ordering n.

Etymology: < rank n.¹ + ordering n., after rank order n. Compare slightly later rank-order v.

The process of assigning a rank order to a set of items; an arrangement in rank order.

ΚΠ

1938 Econometrica 6 253 The proposition above..depends only on rank ordering of satisfactions.

1958 R. Lippitt et al. in C. G. Browne & T. S. Cohn Study of Leadership iii. 377 The counselors also did the same rank ordering task as the boys on the items above.

1982 R. Hinde Ethology (1986) iii. §iii. 91 Another type of evidence comes from sudden changes in the rank ordering of individuals assessed repeatedly for a particular behavioural characteristic.

2001 I. J. Deary Intelligence ii. 26 There is a substantial stability in the rank-ordering of human intelligence across the human lifespan.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rank ordering
释义	rank orderingn. Brit. /ˌraŋk ˈɔːd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌræŋk ˈɔrd(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rank n.¹, ordering n. Etymology: < rank n.¹ + ordering n., after rank order n. Compare slightly later rank-order v. The process of assigning a rank order to a set of items; an arrangement in rank order. ΚΠ 1938 Econometrica 6 253 The proposition above..depends only on rank ordering of satisfactions. 1958 R. Lippitt et al. in C. G. Browne & T. S. Cohn Study of Leadership iii. 377 The counselors also did the same rank ordering task as the boys on the items above. 1982 R. Hinde Ethology (1986) iii. §iii. 91 Another type of evidence comes from sudden changes in the rank ordering of individuals assessed repeatedly for a particular behavioural characteristic. 2001 I. J. Deary Intelligence ii. 26 There is a substantial stability in the rank-ordering of human intelligence across the human lifespan. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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