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unordered collection

[/ʌnˈɔːrdərd kəˈlɛkʃən/]
nounpl: unordered collections
coleção desordenada
1. A group of items or elements that has no specific sequence, arrangement, or hierarchy; commonly used in programming and mathematics to describe data structures where order does not matter
In mathematics, a set is an unordered collection of distinct elements.
Em matemática, um conjunto é uma coleção desordenada de elementos distintos.
2. Any aggregation of objects, data, or items without a defined order or priority
A hash set in Java is an unordered collection that does not allow duplicate values.
Um HashSet em Java é uma coleção desordenada que não permite valores duplicados.
Synonyms
unordered setunsorted collectionunordered groupunsequenced collection
Antonyms
ordered collectionsorted collectionsequenced collectionordered list

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
coleção desordenada
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese, commonly used in computer science contexts
São Paulo
coleção desordenada
Preferred term in technical and academic environments
Portugal
coleção desordenada
Standard European Portuguese term, also used as 'conjunto desordenado' in mathematics

Related Idioms & Phrases

a mixed bag
all mixed up
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