Definition of "order"
order
/ˈɔːdə/
noun
countable and uncountable, plural orders
(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
(countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
(countable) Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.
(countable) An association of knights.
(group theory, of an element of a group) For given group G and element g ∈ G, the smallest positive natural number n, if it exists, such that (using multiplicative notation), gn = e, where e is the identity element of G; if no such number exists, the element is said to be of infinite order (or sometimes zero order).
verb
third-person singular simple present orders, present participle ordering, simple past and past participle ordered