advanced level

Beyond the basics

Advanced level describes a stage of skill, knowledge, or difficulty beyond the basics—typically requiring significant prior experience or study.

Course catalogs, language programs, and games use it to indicate content suited for those who've mastered fundamentals: This is an advanced level class; beginners should start elsewhere.

In British education, A-levels (Advanced Level examinations) are the standardized tests taken around age 18 that determine university admission.

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proficiency/difficulty scale

advanced levelbasic level

Fundamental starting tier

entry level · ground level · starting point

sophistication of content

advanced levelbasic

Fundamental in nature

elementary · introductory · simple · fundamental · unsophisticated

Family

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