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bottom-up en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a hierarchical system that progresses from multiple small subunits to a single, large basic unit.
    • The software is checked very carefully in a bottom-up fashion. First, each new line of code is checked, then sections of code or modules with special functions are verified. 1986 June 6, Richard Feynman, “Personal observations on the reliability of the Shuttle”, in Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Report to the President:
  2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a hierarchical system in which lower levels influence higher levels.
    • bottom-up management
    • The papacy has for centuries brought with it a place on the world stage. Francis, who from the off gave the impression of being a man in a hurry, was determined to use that platform to push a bottom-up agenda for the world. 2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian:

Antonyms

top-down

Relateds

bottoms up

Translations (5)

ka ქვევიდან ზევით (hierarchical system that progresses from multiple, small subunits to a single, large basic unit) · ka ქვემოდან ზემოთ (hierarchical system that progresses from multiple, small subunits to a single, large basic unit) · cmn 自下而上的 (hierarchical system that progresses from multiple, small subunits to a single, large basic unit) · pl oddolny (hierarchical system that progresses from multiple, small subunits to a single, large basic unit) · ja 下意上達 (hierarchical system that progresses from multiple, small subunits to a single, large basic unit)