The phrase "a strict ordering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the arrangement or sequence of items that must follow a specific, rigid structure or hierarchy.
Example: "In this algorithm, a strict ordering of the elements is essential for optimal performance."
Alternatives: "a rigid sequence" or "a defined arrangement".
At Thanksgiving, that system included a strict ordering period (Nov. 1 to 19) and the recommendation that pies be picked up as early as Tuesday before the holiday.
Recall that a nonempty binary relation ≺ on a set Y is said to be a strict ordering on Y if it is irreflexive, asymmetric and transitive.
Further research is needed to uncover the role of equi-probability in the period 1200 1500; until then, we can only be sure that in this period the possibility of a strict ordering was envisaged for probabilities.
Then the relation ≺ on Y defined by x ≺ y if and only if x ⪯ y and x ≠ y (5.3). is a strict ordering on Y and it always satisfies axioms (S1 - S4) and properties (S5 - S10).
Suppose equal sets of men and women are given, all of them seeking to marry someone of the opposite gender, and each man has listed his preferences for the women by means of a strict ordering, and similarly for each woman.
Theorem 3 For an odd prime p, the presentation P E in (4) is minimal but inefficient if ℳ is a diagonal matrix and the representative characteristic polynomial is of the form ν 2 − p ν + ( p − 1 ) which has a strict ordering 1 < ( p − 1 ) between roots.
Because of their content, the photos were placed under a strict order limiting their release.
Life in the patriarchate compound is run along the lines of a strict order, and a doorman guards the entrance.
Even the news media is under a strict order by the judge to avoid revealing certain information about the case.
"He belonged to a strict order of atheists," Maggs points out, "but it's amazing how many references there are to the afterlife or 'après vie'.
When teachers are overworked, they have to save energy by performing their daily tasks "mechanically", and in order to do this they impose a strict order and demand pupils' obedience to it.
