ascending

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈsɛndɪŋ/

Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of ascend#English|ascend.

Adjective

ascending (not comparable)

1. (of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is greater than or equal to the previous element.

   Please arrange these numbers in an ascending order.

   Antonyms: descending

2. (computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.

   We used an ascending sort.

   Antonyms: descending

Translations

• French: croissant

Translations

• French: croissant, ascendant

Noun

ascending (plural ascendings)

1. An ascent.

   continual ascendings and descendings

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