hierarchical
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"You can decompose a thought into subcomponents, like little atoms of logical propositions, and you can combine them in a hierarchical manner to make more complex structured rules, very akin to language."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The last is a huge boost in status in North Korea's deeply hierarchical society.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
“I had been under this societal understanding that hierarchical love, placing one partner above everything else, was the ultimate romantic expression. I could name hundreds of movies that brought that up,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
The very arrangement of seating at the Roman Games expressed the hierarchical nature of Roman society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Whether or not a text is organized to fit into a hierarchical outline, the tree metaphor goes only so far.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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