Neither nor I (in 1966) could conceive of reducing our science to the ultimate absurdity of reading Finnish newspapers almost a century and a half old in order to establish priority..
In scheduling, a number that indicates how likely a thread is to run The higher the threads priority, the more likely the thread is to run See also scheduling policy
The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application
If you give priority to something or someone, you treat them as more important than anything or anyone else. The school will give priority to science, maths and modern languages
A statement of the importance of a user or program Often expressed as a relative priority, indicating that the user doesn't care when the work is completed so long as he is treated less badly than someone else
Having the right of way Priority is decided by pre-set rules and is indicated by signs or markings on the road
Determines which words and phrases are offered first by Aurora Prediction Priority changes dynamically as Aurora Prediction is used to adjust the dictionary to the individual user's writing style
preceding in time Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc
status established in order of importance or urgency; " its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
1 The right of an earlier appropriator to divert from a natural stream in preference to a later appropriator 2 Seniority date of a water right or conditional water right to determine their relative seniority to other water rights and conditional water rights deriving water from a common source Priority is a function of both the appropriation date and the relevant adjudication date of the right
A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping, especially calico or cotton cloth
of Allocations In making allocations, the Department will give priority to any CDE
The relative seniority of a water right as determined by its adjudication date and appropriation date Other factors are sometimes involved in determining priority The priority of a water right determines its ability to divert in relation to other rights in periods of limited supply (Rice (1991))