hierarchical
Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/
The English word “hierarchical” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Pertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking).
- Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
- Reflecting relationships wholly consisting of subranks subsumed by ranks, a branching pattern of logic modeled like a tree.
- Pertaining to a hierarch (a high-ranking priest or bishop).
Etymology
From hierarchy + -ical; compare French hiérarchique.
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