Precedence: meaning, definitions and examples

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precedence

 

[ ˈprɛsɪd(ə)ns ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

in law

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

Synonyms

importance, precedency, preeminence, priority

Examples of usage

  • His work took precedence over everything else in his life.
  • She argued that the safety of the public should take precedence over profit.
Context #2 | Noun

in programming

The order in which operations are carried out when there are more than one operations in an expression.

Synonyms

order, priority, sequence

Examples of usage

  • In this programming language, multiplication takes precedence over addition.
Context #3 | Noun

in general

The condition of being considered more important than something else.

Synonyms

importance, precedency, preeminence, priority

Examples of usage

  • Quality takes precedence over quantity in this company.

Translations

Translations of the word "precedence" in other languages:

🇵🇹 precedência

🇮🇳 प्राथमिकता

🇩🇪 Vorrang

🇮🇩 kepentingan

🇺🇦 пріоритет

🇵🇱 pierwszeństwo

🇯🇵 優先

🇫🇷 précédence

🇪🇸 precedencia

🇹🇷 öncelik

🇰🇷 우선순위

🇸🇦 أسبقية

🇨🇿 přednost

🇸🇰 prednosť

🇨🇳 优先权

🇸🇮 prednost

🇮🇸 forgangur

🇰🇿 басымдылық

🇬🇪 პრიორიტეტი

🇦🇿 üstünlük

🇲🇽 precedencia

Word origin

The word 'precedence' originated from the Middle English word 'precedens', which came from the Old French word 'precedence'. The concept of precedence has been important in various fields such as law, programming, and general prioritization throughout history.

See also: precedency, predecessor.

Word Frequency Rank

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