Alphabetical
adjective
Arranged in the order that letters appear in the alphabet.
The names in the phone book are sorted in alphabetical order.
Often appears as...
- alphabetical order
- alphabetical list
adjective
Relating to, using or expressed by an alphabet.
The Greek language has an alphabetical writing system.
Often appears as...
- alphabetical writing
- alphabetical system
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Arranged in the order that letters appear in the alphabet.
The names in the phone book are sorted in alphabetical order.
Often appears as...
- alphabetical order
- alphabetical list
adjective
Relating to, using or expressed by an alphabet.
The Greek language has an alphabetical writing system.
Often appears as...
- alphabetical writing
- alphabetical system
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sorting Principle
Understanding 'alphabetical' helps grasp how items are organized based on letter sequence for easy finding.
Directories are often in alphabetical order.
Pro Tip 2/3Indexing Tool
'Alphabetical' is a vital concept for indexing in databases, libraries, or shops to streamline search processes.
The spice rack was organized in alphabetical order for convenience.
Pro Tip 3/3Sequence Clarity
It specifies the exact order of arrangement, from A to Z, which removes ambiguity in organized lists.
The students' test scores were listed in alphabetical order by last name.
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Rives: Reinventing the...
So the next rule of the game is also pretty simple. You just have to find another term and look that up. Now in the old days, that meant getting out a volume and browsing through it alphabetically, maybe getting sidetracked, that was fun. Nowadays there are hundreds of links to choose from. I can go literally anywhere in the world,
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One seed at a time,...
no longer to be seen again. I used to have a list of these extinct apples, and when I would go out and give a presentation, I would pass the list out in the audience. I wouldn't tell them what it was, but it was in alphabetical order, and I would tell them to look for their names, their family names, their mother's maiden name.
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Reinventing the...
simple you just have to find another term and look that up now in the old days that meant getting out of volume and browsing through it alphabetically maybe get inside track that was fun nowadays there are hundreds of links to choose room I can go literally anywhere in the world I think since I was already
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How we should name our...
alphabetical list what this shows you is help help in these first impressions and how once you understand human psychology what drives generosity you can make very extensive changes to the world and have dramatic effect on the sorts of behaviors that people engage in I want to show you another context
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Jake Barton: The museum...
of a terrorism event itself, but it was a huge challenge for the families, for the foundation, certainly for the first responders, and there was a negotiation that went forth and a solution was found to actually create not an order in terms of chronology, or in terms of alphabetical,
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How to set the table -...
and then place the water glass to the left of it at an angle. If you're like me and can never remember which goes where, think water, wine, w-a, w-i; a, i; they go left to right in alphabetical order. Another To remember left and right with the bread and the drinks,
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The Factory PIPE Think Like...
from one of the steps that has no arrows pointing to it— which is the same as having no marks in its row. If there’s more than one, a convenient way to choose is to pick the one that’s alphabetically earliest, though other selection methods can work just as well.
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Rob Dunbar: The threat...
The nations that brought it up when we had the speeches of the national leaders -- it tended to be the leaders of the small island states, the low-lying island states. And by this weird quirk of alphabetical order of the nations, a lot of the low-lying states,
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Tap Into Your Brain's...
other people said we asked them to do the same thing as you can see here we have the days of the week I want you to put them in alphabetical order for me okay you struggled with this task you're
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The greatest mathematicia...
corresponds to a different alphabetical output. This second function sets up a logical relationship where performing a process on the input has corresponding effects on its mapped output.
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Rives: Reinventing the...
So the next rule of the game is also pretty simple. You just have to find another term and look that up. Now in the old days, that meant getting out a volume and browsing through it alphabetically, maybe getting sidetracked, that was fun. Nowadays there are hundreds of links to choose from. I can go literally anywhere in the world,
Video examples
One seed at a time,...
no longer to be seen again. I used to have a list of these extinct apples, and when I would go out and give a presentation, I would pass the list out in the audience. I wouldn't tell them what it was, but it was in alphabetical order, and I would tell them to look for their names, their family names, their mother's maiden name.
Video examples
Reinventing the...
simple you just have to find another term and look that up now in the old days that meant getting out of volume and browsing through it alphabetically maybe get inside track that was fun nowadays there are hundreds of links to choose room I can go literally anywhere in the world I think since I was already
Video examples
How we should name our...
alphabetical list what this shows you is help help in these first impressions and how once you understand human psychology what drives generosity you can make very extensive changes to the world and have dramatic effect on the sorts of behaviors that people engage in I want to show you another context
Video examples
Jake Barton: The museum...
of a terrorism event itself, but it was a huge challenge for the families, for the foundation, certainly for the first responders, and there was a negotiation that went forth and a solution was found to actually create not an order in terms of chronology, or in terms of alphabetical,
Video examples
How to set the table -...
and then place the water glass to the left of it at an angle. If you're like me and can never remember which goes where, think water, wine, w-a, w-i; a, i; they go left to right in alphabetical order. Another To remember left and right with the bread and the drinks,
Video examples
The Factory PIPE Think Like...
from one of the steps that has no arrows pointing to it— which is the same as having no marks in its row. If there’s more than one, a convenient way to choose is to pick the one that’s alphabetically earliest, though other selection methods can work just as well.
Video examples
Rob Dunbar: The threat...
The nations that brought it up when we had the speeches of the national leaders -- it tended to be the leaders of the small island states, the low-lying island states. And by this weird quirk of alphabetical order of the nations, a lot of the low-lying states,
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Tap Into Your Brain's...
other people said we asked them to do the same thing as you can see here we have the days of the week I want you to put them in alphabetical order for me okay you struggled with this task you're
Video examples
The greatest mathematicia...
corresponds to a different alphabetical output. This second function sets up a logical relationship where performing a process on the input has corresponding effects on its mapped output.
Example 1 of 10
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James Gleick
American Author
Alphabetical order had to be invented to help people organize the first dictionaries. On the other hand, we may have reached a point where alphabetical order has gone obsolete. Wikipedia is ostensibly in alphabetical order, but, when you think about it, it's not in any order at all. You use a search engine to get into it.
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Jayma Mays
American Actress
The other day, I noticed I'd arranged my spices in alphabetical order when I was on the phone, without even realizing, and when I was a kid I was constantly cleaning and organizing things - my toys, my sister's cosmetics.
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Sue Grafton
American Novelist
At that point, I sat down and made an alphabetical list of all the crime related words I could think of. So here I am now, nearly half-way through, probably tied up until the year 2015 or SO.
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Dianne Reeves
American Musician
I came up at a time in the late '60s, early '70s where music was without boundaries. You'd go into a music store, and the music was in alphabetical order. I hadn't heard of that word 'genre.
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Natasha Bedingfield
British Musician
I love arranging my music, not in alphabetical order but by mood, creating playlists for when I have energy and want to work out or go-out party mixes and music to chill out to.
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Joseph Heller
American Novelist
Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that he could put his finger without delay on any one he wanted to worry about.
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Erma Bombeck
American Journalist
I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order.
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Mary Doria Russell
American Writer
In my worldview, there are filers, and there are pilers. Filers think alphabetically. Pilers think geologically.
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John Ralston Saul
Canadian Author
Dictionary - opinion expressed as truth in alphabetical order.
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Casey Stengel
American Baseball Player
Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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James Gleick
American Author
Alphabetical order had to be invented to help people organize the first dictionaries. On the other hand, we may have reached a point where alphabetical order has gone obsolete. Wikipedia is ostensibly in alphabetical order, but, when you think about it, it's not in any order at all. You use a search engine to get into it.
Quote examples
Jayma Mays
American Actress
The other day, I noticed I'd arranged my spices in alphabetical order when I was on the phone, without even realizing, and when I was a kid I was constantly cleaning and organizing things - my toys, my sister's cosmetics.
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Sue Grafton
American Novelist
At that point, I sat down and made an alphabetical list of all the crime related words I could think of. So here I am now, nearly half-way through, probably tied up until the year 2015 or SO.
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Dianne Reeves
American Musician
I came up at a time in the late '60s, early '70s where music was without boundaries. You'd go into a music store, and the music was in alphabetical order. I hadn't heard of that word 'genre.
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Natasha Bedingfield
British Musician
I love arranging my music, not in alphabetical order but by mood, creating playlists for when I have energy and want to work out or go-out party mixes and music to chill out to.
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Joseph Heller
American Novelist
Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that he could put his finger without delay on any one he wanted to worry about.
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Erma Bombeck
American Journalist
I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order.
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Mary Doria Russell
American Writer
In my worldview, there are filers, and there are pilers. Filers think alphabetically. Pilers think geologically.
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John Ralston Saul
Canadian Author
Dictionary - opinion expressed as truth in alphabetical order.
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Casey Stengel
American Baseball Player
Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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