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Meaning of "heterarchy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HETERARCHY

From Greek heteros other, different + archē sovereignty.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HETERARCHY

heterarchy  [ˈhɛtərɑːkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETERARCHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heterarchy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HETERARCHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heterarchy

A heterarchy is a system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways. Definitions of the term vary among the disciplines: in social and information sciences, heterarchies are networks of elements in which each element shares the same "horizontal" position of power and authority, each playing a theoretically equal role. But in biological taxonomy, the requisite features of heterarchy involve, for example, a species sharing, with a species in a different family, a common ancestor which it does not share with members of its own family. This is theoretically possible under principles of "horizontal gene transfer." A heterarchy may be parallel to a hierarchy, subsumed to a hierarchy, or it may contain hierarchies; the two kinds of structure are not mutually exclusive. In fact, each level in a hierarchical system is composed of a potentially heterarchical group which contains its constituent elements. The concept of heterarchy was first employed in a modern context by Warren McCulloch in 1945. As Carole L.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETERARCHY


Abnaki
æbˈnɑːkɪ
darkie
ˈdɑːkɪ
darky
ˈdɑːkɪ
Faliraki
ˌfælɪˈrɑːkɪ
hierarchy
ˈhaɪəˌrɑːkɪ
Iraki
ɪˈrɑːkɪ
Iraqi
ɪˈrɑːkɪ
kaki
ˈkɑːkɪ
Kawasaki
ˌkɑːwəˈsɑːkɪ
khaki
ˈkɑːkɪ
Nagasaki
ˌnɑːɡəˈsɑːkɪ
patriarchy
ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːkɪ
saki
ˈsɑːkɪ
sparky
ˈspɑːkɪ
squirarchy
ˈskwaɪərɑːkɪ
squirearchy
ˈskwaɪəˌrɑːkɪ
Starkey
ˈstɑːkɪ
tetrarchy
ˈtɛtrɑːkɪ
trierarchy
ˈtraɪəˌrɑːkɪ
Yamasaki
ˌjæməˈsɑːkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETERARCHY

hetairistic
heterauxesis
hetero
heteroatom
heteroauxin
heteroblastic
heteroblasty
heterocarpous
heterocercal
heterocercality
heterocercy
heterochlamydeous
heterochromatic
heterochromatin
heterochromatism
heterochromosome
heterochromous
heterochronic
heterochronism
heterochronous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETERARCHY

absolute monarchy
anarchy
autarchy
chiliarchy
churchy
constitutional monarchy
diarchy
Dual Monarchy
eparchy
ethnarchy
gynarchy
heptarchy
limited monarchy
matriarchy
monarchy
nomarchy
oligarchy
phylarchy
polyarchy
starchy
synarchy

Synonyms and antonyms of heterarchy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heterarchy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETERARCHY

Find out the translation of heterarchy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heterarchy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heterarchy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

heterarchy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heterarquía
570 millions of speakers

English

heterarchy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heterarchy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

heterarchy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гетерархия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heterarquia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heterarchy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hétérarchie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heterarki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heterarchie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heterarchy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heterarchy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heterarki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heterarchy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heterarchy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेलिकॉप्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heterarchy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eterarchia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heterarchy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гетерархія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heterarchy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

heterarchy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heterarchy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heterarchy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heterarchy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heterarchy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETERARCHY»

The term «heterarchy» is used very little and occupies the 157.725 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETERARCHY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heterarchy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heterarchy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heterarchy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETERARCHY»

Discover the use of heterarchy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heterarchy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heterarchy, Political Economy, and the Ancient Maya: The ...
This volume brings together articles reporting on findings and interpretations of the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project that range over a 10- to 12-year period and that shed new light on how ecology, economy, and political order ...
Vernon L. Scarborough, Fred Valdez, Nicholas P. Dunning, 2003
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Leadership: The Heterarchy Principal
'Leadership' provides a critical review & analysis of the key components of leadership: the foundations of good leadership, the relationship between leaders & subordinates, & the roles leaders play in the dynamics of organisational life.
Keith Grint, 2005
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Women in Antiquity: Theoretical Approaches to Gender and ...
JANET E. LEVY The term "heterarchy" was introduced to archaeology by Carole L. Crumley in 1979 and expanded by her in later publications (Crumley 1979, 1995; Crumley and Marquardt 1987; and elsewhere). Crumley introduced the term ...
Sarah M. Nelson, 2007
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History, Culture, and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives
I refer to the concept of "heterarchy" in contradistinction to "hierarchy," the concept usually associated with the region. The concept of "heterarchy" is examined in Joyce White's contribution to a volume on Heterarchy and the Analysis of ...
O. W. Wolters, 1999
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Handbook of Gender in Archaeology
environment, and human adaptation in prc-Roman and Roman Iron Age France through the lens of heterarchy. Scarborough and colleagues (2003) use the concept in their book-long analysis of settlement pattern, environmental diversity, and ...
Sarah M. Nelson, 2006
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International Business: Strategic management of multinationals
48. THE. HYPERMODERN. MNC. A. HETERARCHY? Gunnar Hedlund Source: Human Resource Management 25(1) (1986): 9-35. Commenting upon an early b7-b6 (or, in an alternative notation, PQKn2- Kn3 as black), Aron Nimzowitsch ...
Alan M. Rugman, 2002
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Cahokia: A World Renewal Cult Heterarchy
Cahokia is located in the northern expanse of American Bottom, the largest of the Mississippian flood plains, and opposite St. Louis, Missouri.
A. Martin Byers, 2009
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The Great Maya Droughts: Water, Life, and Death
Douglas Hofstadter proposed a further example of heterarchy in his Pulitzer Prize winning book, Godel, Escher, Bach. Take a hypothetical, hierarchically organized computer program which is comprised of lines of code which are organized ...
Richardson Benedict Gill, 2001
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Dynamics in Logistics: First International Conference, LDIC ...
Because positioning the structure of controls for dynamic logistic systems in the hierarchy, heterarchy, responsible autonomy spectrum is likely to be a major design decision, it is useful to review the characteristics of such organizational ...
Hans-Dietrich Haasis, Hans-Jörg Kreowski, Bernd Scholz-Reiter, 2008
10
Reforesting Landscapes: Linking Pattern and Process
Thus far, our definition of heterarchy has featured relationships between pairs of causal agents, but heterarchy also refers to the overall causal structure that emerges when considering hierarchical and non-hierarchical relationships among ...
Harini Nagendra, Jane Southworth, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETERARCHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heterarchy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marmalade – memories that will stick with you!
The venue's splendid interior has been designed by the Birmingham based award-winning design studio Heterarchy. The theatrical inspired ... «Stratford upon Avon Herald, Mar 15»
2
Greater Manchester: Gideon knows best
In reality it is a heterarchy which allows a much wider set of views serving a local population , that is what we have with separate councils in the ... «Open Democracy, Nov 14»
3
Biblical Reception History: A Dangerous Supplement
Instead of originality, hierarchy, stability, and uniqueness, we find everywhere variation, diversity, and heterarchy. These, however, are the ... «The Bible and Interpretation, Oct 14»
4
Our bullying corporations are the new enemy within
The real challenge is to build understanding of the egalitarian alternative, that of heterarchy based on platform thinking (as opposed to systems ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
5
The Edgbaston hotel opens in 1920s style
... most up-and-coming designers, Tony Matters from Heterarchy, to create a modern take on the Art Deco style whilst still paying homage to the ... «Birmingham Post, Jun 14»
6
Flexible Leadership May Be More Effective Than Solo Leadership
The term heterarchy comes from neurobiological research on the way that the brain is organized. The study is titled “The Riddle of Heterarchy: ... «Business Administration Information, Jun 14»
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Heterarchy needed in the boardroom
Many companies should move towards a balance between the two – the “heterarchy” system in which power moves to those with the most ... «Financial Times, May 14»
8
Time for a consigliere, not a vain alpha CEO
What are the alternatives? Instead of fretting over where they are in the hierarchy, managers should develop a “heterarchy”, according to a new ... «Financial Times, May 14»
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HETERARCHICAL SYSTEMS VS HIEARCHICAL SYSTEMS
In heterarchy you're a client and a server at the same time, like Bittorrent if you've ever used it. You download and upload simultaneously to ... «h+ Magazine, Mar 14»
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Call for Papers: Defining the Spatiality of Co-Creation, Collaboration …
... hacktivism, open source and free software movement, heterarchy, peer-to-peer culture and the commons. Special focus will be on the linkage ... «Wired, Feb 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Heterarchy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/heterarchy>. Apr 2024 ».
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