noun
The process of assigning a rank order to a set of items; an arrangement in rank order.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Econometrica. From rank + ordering, after rank order.
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The process of assigning a rank order to a set of items; an arrangement in rank order.
1930s; earliest use found in Econometrica. From rank + ordering, after rank order.