second-order
second-order adjective: denoting the second in a numerical sequence of models, languages, relationships, forms of logical discourse etc.
Adjective
second-order (not comparable)
- Denoting the second in a numerical sequence of models, languages, relationships, forms of logical discourse etc.
- Of secondary importance.
- If reformers establish the specific process of crime policymaking... as a second-order concern, their efforts will not be weighed down by any one normative theory of fair process.2021, Trevor George Gardner, “By Any Means: A Philosophical Frame for Rulemaking Reform in Criminal Law”, in Yale Law Journal Forum, pages 819–20
Words formed from second-order
- second-order arithmetic
- second-order conditioning
- second-order cybernetics
- second-order derivative
- second-order difference
- second-order election
- second-order equation
- second-order fluid
- second-order leveling
- second-order logic
- second-order predicate
- second-order reaction
- second-order relief
- second-order simulacra
- second-order station
- second-order subroutine
- second-order threat
- second-order transition
Phrases with second-order
Questions about second-order
- What does second-order mean?
- Second-order means denoting the second in a numerical sequence of models, languages, relationships, forms of logical discourse etc.
- What part of speech is second-order?
- Second-order is an adjective.
Words near second-order in the dictionary
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