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precedence

/ˈpresɪdəns/

/ˈprɛsɪdəns/

Translations

precedencenoun

precedences

Safety should take precedence over speed.

Безопасность должна иметь приоритет над скоростью.

The precedence of events is crucial in understanding history.

Предшествование событий имеет решающее значение для понимания истории.

In the military, rank determines precedence.

В армии звание определяет старшинство.

Additional translations

Synonyms

priority status

precedenceadjective

/ˈpresɪdəns/

/ˈprɛsɪdəns/

Used attributively before another noun, especially in technical contexts.

precedencenoun

The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.

Safety should take precedence over speed when driving in bad weather.

The right to go before others in order, rank, or importance.

In the royal court, the prince had precedence over the duke.

The established ceremonial order in which people are ranked for formal or official occasions.

According to diplomatic precedence, ambassadors are seated in order of the dates they presented their credentials.

The order in which operations, operators, or tasks are evaluated or executed, especially in mathematics, logic, or computing.

In most programming languages, multiplication has higher precedence than addition.

precedenceadjective

Relating to or involving precedence, especially in establishing priority or order.

The scheduler applies a precedence rule to determine which tasks run first.