-func-lexicographicallyprecedes_by_"><div class="p">
    <p>Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence precedes another
sequence in a lexicographical (dictionary) ordering, using the given
predicate to compare elements.</p>

<p>The predicate must be a <em>strict weak ordering</em> over the elements. That
is, for any elements <code>a</code>, <code>b</code>, and <code>c</code>, the following conditions must
hold:</p>

<ul><li><code>areInIncreasingOrder(a, a)</code> is always <code>false</code>. (