higher-order

adj

Etymology

From higher + order.

  1. derived from *ordō
  2. derived from ōrdinem
  3. derived from ordre
  4. inherited from ordre
  5. compounded as higher-order — “higher + order

Definitions

  1. Involving more sophisticated thinking or reasoning.

    • higher-order thinking
  2. Of or relating to a class higher up in a hierarchy.

  3. Of order 2 or greater.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for higher-order. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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