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hierarchy vs series

series vs hierarchy

hierarchy and series both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hierarchy Yes No No No
series Yes No No No
As nouns, series is a hypernym of hierarchy; that is, series is a word with a broader meaning than hierarchy:
  • hierarchy: a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
  • series: similar things placed in order or happening one after another
hierarchy (noun) series (noun)
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body a periodical that appears at scheduled times
a serialized set of programs
(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
Difference between hierarchy and series

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