HyperDic: top-down

English > 1 sense of the word top-down:
ADJECTIVEalltop-downof an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details
English > top-down: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningOf an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details.
Examples
  • "a top-down analysis might begin by looking at macro-economic trends"
  • "top-down programming"
Oppositebottom-upOf an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level

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