"ladderize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈladəɹaɪz/ Forms: ladderizes [present, singular, third-person], ladderizing [participle, present], ladderized [participle, past], ladderized [past]
Etymology: From ladder + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ladder|ize}} ladder + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} ladderize (third-person singular simple present ladderizes, present participle ladderizing, simple past and past participle ladderized)
  1. (mathematics) to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node) Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-ladderize-en-verb-8qohtTch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. To create a form of "ladder" that people may "climb" in order to advance
    Sense id: en-ladderize-en-verb-rDSyqvjp Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ladderization

Inflected forms

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