Definition of "hierarchically" [hierarchically]

• Of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy (adverb)
• Pertaining to a transitive relation between objects by which they may be ordered into a hierarchy. (adverb)

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• "An extension of this graph representation, namely hierarchically structured or compound graphs, in which a member of a biological network may recursively contain a sub-network of a somehow logically similar group of biological objects, provides many additional benefits for analysis of biological pathways, including reduction of complexity by decomposition into distinct components or modules."
• "A highly requested feature for labels, though, comes from the world of folders: the ability to organize labels hierarchically, "Manu Cornet, software engineer at Google, explained."
• "My first 3D demo, a hierarchically modelled scene using OpenGL, including ms3d model loading and skeletal animation."