Definition:Ordered Field

Definition
Let $\left({R, +, \circ, \preceq}\right)$ be an ordered ring.

Let $\left({R, +, \circ}\right)$ be a field.

Then $\left({R, +, \circ, \preceq}\right)$ is an ordered field.

Also defined as
The term ordered field is frequently used to refer to what we call a totally ordered field.

Sources defining partially ordered field vary in their definitions.

Some require only a field which is an ordered ring, while others impose further restrictions.