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In [[mathematical optimization]], '''ordinal optimization''' is the maximization of functions taking values in a [[partially ordered set]] ("poset").{{sfn|Dietrich|Hoffman|2003}}{{sfn|Topkis|1998}}{{sfn|Singer|1997}}{{sfn|Bj&ouml;rner|Ziegler|1992}} Ordinal optimization has applications in the theory of [[queuing theory|queuing]] [[flow network|networks]].