First-order
"First-order" in a Sentence (2 examples)
Tom is a language genius who speaks 10 languages fluently, but he's really bad at maths and can't even solve a simple first-order equation.
If our goal is to put out the fire—to alleviate a humanitarian crisis broadly referenced in mainstream discourse as "mass incarceration" and "overcriminalization"— that are the specific benefits that flow from making fair policymaking process a first-order principle in the criminal-justice reform movement?
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