Higher-order
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Higher-order is an adjective meaning Involving more sophisticated thinking or reasoning.
Meaning
Involving more sophisticated thinking or reasoning.
More Meanings
- Of or relating to a class higher up in a hierarchy.
- (mathematics) Of order 2 or greater.
Example Sentences
higher-order thinking
It is at least plausible that expert-level crime policy rulemaking (in the interest of reform) may be necessary in a system... [which] will thus remain susceptible to the prospect of punitive populism arising within any one of an array of higher-order bounded publics.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suprarational, analytical, reasoned, inferential, ratiocinative, spiritual.
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