US /ˌsɛkəndˈɔrdər/ UK /ˌsɛkəndˈɔːdə/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    belonging to the second level or order; in logic, quantifying over predicates or sets

    The proof uses a second-order axiom.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · belonging to the second... second-level
Opposites
Word family
Related forms orderlogic

Etymology

Compound of second + order.

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