\begin{ccRefFunction}{lexicographically_smaller} \ccInclude{CGAL/predicates_d.h} \ccFunction{ bool lexicographically_smaller(const Point_d& p, const Point_d& q);}{returns \ccc{true} iff \ccc{p} is lexicographically smaller than \ccc{q} with respect to Cartesian lexicographic order of points. \ccPrecond \ccc{p.dimension() == q.dimension()}.} \end{ccRefFunction}