third order stream

noun

A stream formed by the confluence of two second order streams, or of a second order stream and a third order stream.

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Meanings

nounthird order stream (plural third order streams)

plural third order streams

  1. A stream formed by the confluence of two second order streams, or of a second order stream and a third order stream.
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