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ladderizing

ladderizing is the present participle and gerund of ladderize.

Meaning of ladderize

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

Questions about ladderizing

What is ladderizing the present participle and gerund of?
Ladderizing is the present participle and gerund of ladderize.

Words near ladderizing in the dictionary

  1. ladderization
  2. ladderizations
  3. ladderize
  4. ladderized
  5. ladderizes
  6. ladderizing
  7. ladderless
  8. ladderlike
  9. ladderman
  10. laddermen
  11. ladderproof

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