Definition:Monotone (Order Theory)

Ordered Sets
Let $$\left({S; \le_1}\right)$$ and $$\left({T; \le_2}\right)$$ be posets.

Let $$\phi: \left({S; \le_1}\right) \to \left({T; \le_2}\right)$$ be a mapping.

Then $$\phi$$ is monotone if it is either increasing or decreasing.

Sequences
Let $$\left \langle {x_n} \right \rangle$$ be a sequence in $\mathbb{R}$.

Then $$\left \langle {x_n} \right \rangle$$ is monotone if it is either increasing or decreasing.