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hierarchisch

hierarchical

Definition & meaning

The word hierarchisch is an adjective used to describe something that is structured according to a system of ranks or levels, where each level is subordinate to the one above it.

  1. Organizational structure: It describes a system where individuals or groups are ranked according to status, authority, or power. For example, a company with a CEO at the top, followed by managers and employees, is described as hierarchisch.
  2. Systematic ranking: It can also refer to the classification of ideas, data, or objects into levels of importance or priority.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Grammar: It is an adjective. In a sentence, it can be used predicatively (e.g., "Die Struktur ist hierarchisch") or attributively (e.g., "eine hierarchische Ordnung"). It follows standard German declension rules based on gender, number, and case.
  • Word origin: The word is derived from the noun Hierarchie hierarchisch. The root originates from the Greek words hieros (sacred) and arche (rule/order). Originally used to describe ecclesiastical (church) rankings, it evolved to describe any system of graded authority.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • rangstufig hierarchisch
  • abgestuft hierarchisch
  • gegliedert hierarchisch
  • untergeordnet hierarchisch

Antonyms:

  • gleichberechtigt hierarchisch
  • flach hierarchisch
  • non-hierarchisch hierarchisch
  • horizontal hierarchisch

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Examples

Die Organisation ist sehr hierarchisch aufgebaut.adjective

The organization is structured in a very hierarchical way.

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