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A hierarchy is an arrangement of units into related levels of different weights or ranks, meaning that levels are considered "higher" or "lower" than one another. The term, which originally meant rule by priests, is now generalised and describes systems with a linear concept of
subordinates and
superiors and where each level has only 1 direct parent level. Hierarchies are typically depicted as a
tree structures.
Hierarchy may also refer to:
Hierarchy (mathematics), the mathematical model of a hierarchical structure as an ordered set
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hierarchy. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Look up hierarchy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A hierarchy is an arrangement of units into related levels of different weights or ranks, meaning that levels are considered "higher" or "lower" than one another. The term, which originally meant rule by priests, is now generalised and describes systems with a linear concept of
subordinates and
superiors and where each level has only 1 direct parent level. Hierarchies are typically depicted as a
tree structures.
Hierarchy may also refer to:
Hierarchy (mathematics), the mathematical model of a hierarchical structure as an ordered set
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hierarchy. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.