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ladderize

/ˈladəɹaɪz/

ladderize verb: to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node).

Verb

ladderize (third-person singular simple present ladderizes, present participle ladderizing, simple past and past participle ladderized)

  1. to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node)
  2. To create a form of "ladder" that people may "climb" in order to advance

Forms of ladderize

third-person singular presentladderizes
present participleladderizing
past participleladderized
pastladderized

Origin of ladderize

From ladder + -ize.

Questions about ladderize

What does ladderize mean?
Ladderize means to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node).
What part of speech is ladderize?
Ladderize is a verb.
How do you pronounce ladderize?
Ladderize is pronounced /ˈladəɹaɪz/.
What is the past tense of ladderize?
The past tense of ladderize is ladderized.

Words near ladderize in the dictionary

  1. laddergrams
  2. laddering
  3. ladderings
  4. ladderization
  5. ladderizations
  6. ladderize
  7. ladderized
  8. ladderizes
  9. ladderizing
  10. ladderless
  11. ladderlike

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