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hierarchical

[hahy-uh-rahr-ki-kuhl, hahy-rahr-] / ˌhaɪ əˈrɑr kɪ kəl, haɪˈrɑr- /
ADJECTIVE
characteristic of a ranked order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hierarchic
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms


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A network guided by the AI system within iStar uses the information from the Hierarchical Vision Transformer to then absorb all of that information and apply it to predict gene activities, often at near-single-cell resolution.

From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2024

Hierarchical folding and reorganization of chromosomes are linked to transcriptional changes in cellular differentiation.

From Nature • Sep. 26, 2017

The five-hour event started with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at noon.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2016

Hierarchical status systems and the emergence of the status quo establishment create what we’ll refer to as the Status Dilemma, the “zero-sum” status contest that forms the core of many critiques of consumerism.

From Scientific American • May 8, 2015

It had simply "divided into two great parties, the Prelatical or Hierarchical, headed by Laud, and the Nonconformist or Puritan."

From Anne Bradstreet and Her Time by Campbell, Helen



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