hierarchical
Pertaining to a hierarchyPertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking).
» The brigadier performs field duties with initial hierarchical responsibilities.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Pertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking).
hierarchisch
иерархи́ческийijerarxíčeskij
ієрархі́чнийijerarxíčnyj
(not comparable)Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
She claimed that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of 'true' art.
hierarchisch
ієрархі́чнийijerarxíčnyj
classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
(not comparable)Reflecting relationships wholly consisting of subranks subsumed by ranks, a branching pattern of logic modeled like a tree.
(not comparable)Pertaining to a hierarch (a high-ranking priest or bishop).
Examples
7 sentencesThe brigadier performs field duties with initial hierarchical responsibilities.
A tangled hierarchy is a hierarchical consciousness system in which a strange loop appears.
The taxonomic rank is a hierarchical level of the scientific classification of the organisms.
In hierarchical organizations like the military, many techniques are used to integrate new members into the team.
The difference between an ayatollah and a mullah is hierarchical: all ayatollahs are mullahs, but not all mullahs are ayatollahs.
Translations
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Origin
From hierarchy + -ical; compare French hiérarchique. From hierarch + -ical.From hierarchy + -ical; compare French hiérarchique.
From hierarch + -ical.
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers:hierarchalhierarchic