Hierarchically
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhaɪə(ɹ)ˌɑː(ɹ)k.ɪk.æli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Hierarchically is an adverb meaning Of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy.
Meaning
Of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy.
More Meanings
- Pertaining to a transitive relation between objects by which they may be ordered into a hierarchy.
Example Sentences
Unlike, say, botany or zoology, or even in a thesaural structure of a knowledge database, where the syntactical and semantic relationships between concepts is often highly ordered (e.g. hierarchically, cohyponymically), the central concepts and meanings in the field of management are more consensually negotiated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hereof, orthologously, subcategorically, orologically, orthographically, thereof.
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