Re: [Haskell-cafe] Ordering vs. Order

Christian Sternagel writes:

recently I was wondering about the two words "order" and "ordering"

I would use "ordering" to mean the relation or function that orders (ranks) elements, and I'd use "order" to refer the actual progression. So by applying an ordering, you get elements in a particular order. My dictionary lists them as synonyms for this, but "order" has the unfortunate potential to be confused with the verb, and generally seems to have more possible meanings than "ordering".

I'm not a native English speaker

Me neither. :-) -k -- If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants