Question

Please help me!
Which comes first in lexicographic order:

"Tom" or "Tomato"
"bat man" or "batman"
"java" or "Java"

Answer 1

Perhaps not a maths question?

Answer 2

Maybe not :p

Answer 3

is space i.e. ` ` , the zeroth letter on the alphabet?

Answer 4

I think so.

Answer 5

and i guess the word terminator is the -1th letter

Answer 6

what???

Answer 7

`bat` doesn't have a space in it, but i think it should still come before `bat man`, `batman` etc

Answer 8

I'm not sure about capitals

Answer 9

Okay thanks

Answer 10

hmm, now i'm thinking capital letter should have precedence, but only when all the other letter are the same.

for example

`Java`,
`java`,
`JavaScript`,

Answer 11

I think you're right

Answer 12

is `-1st`, better grammar than `-1th` ?

Answer 13

Yes lol

Answer 14

what about if i was referring to the `(n+1)th` / `(n+1)st` term?