Precedence
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Precedence is a simple ordering, based on either importance or sequence; it may refer to one of the following:
- Message precedence of military communications traffic
- Order of precedence, the ceremonial hierarchy within a nation or state
- Order of operations in mathematics
- Precedence Entertainment, a defunct publisher of several collectible card games.
Precedent in law is a legal case establishing a principle to be adhered to in subsequent rulings.