Concept
Does the order matter in an ordered pair?
Stephen Davies, Ph.D. Version 2.2.2 Through Discrete Mathematics A Cool Brisk Walk / Chapter 1
"2. Is the ordered pair (Will, Smith) the same as (Smith, Will)? No. Order matters with ordered pairs (hence the name), and with any size tuple for that matter."
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