Other Definitions hierarchy (enc)
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Hierarchy| Noun | 1. | hierarchy - a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"data hierarchy - an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set taxonomy - a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" | | | 2. | hierarchy - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | |
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