data hierarchy

1. 1.

   an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set

   Broaderhierarchy

Questions about data hierarchy

What does data hierarchy mean?

data hierarchy means "an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set".

Is data hierarchy a common word?

data hierarchy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.