multilevel
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having or involving multiple levels, floors, or layers: Describes a structure, system, or concept that is organized into several distinct tiers or stages.
- Specifically of a building: Having more than one floor or story.
Usage
- The adjective "multilevel" is used to describe physical structures, organizational systems, or abstract models that are composed of several hierarchical or sequential layers.
- It is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a multilevel structure) or used after a linking verb (e.g., The analysis is multilevel).
Examples
- Adjective:
- The new library is a multilevel building with a stunning central atrium.
- The study used a multilevel model to analyze data from students within different schools.
- We need a multilevel marketing strategy to reach both national and local audiences.
Advanced Usage
- "Multilevel analysis": A statistical method that accounts for data structured at more than one level (e.g., students within classes, classes within schools).
- The researcher employed multilevel analysis to account for classroom effects.
- "Multilevel governance": A concept in political science describing the dispersion of authority across multiple tiers of government (e.g., local, national, supranational).
- The European Union is often cited as an example of multilevel governance.
Variants and Related Words
- Multilayered (adj): Having or consisting of many layers. Often used more for abstract concepts or physical layers (e.g., a multilayered plot, a multilayered cake).
- The novel presents a multilayered narrative that unfolds gradually.
- Multi-story (adj): Specifically for buildings with several floors. (Note: This is a compound word listed here as a related term).
- They live in a multi-story apartment complex.
Synonyms
- Tiered: Arranged in tiers or layers.
- Hierarchical: Organized in orders of rank or grade.
- Layered: Formed or arranged in layers.
Antonyms
- Single-level: Having only one level or floor.
- Flat: Lacking variation in level; not hierarchical.
Adjective
- of a building having more than one level