lower order
Below the top
Lower order describes things ranked near the bottom of a hierarchy or classification system.
In biology, lower order organisms are simpler life forms like bacteria or invertebrates, as opposed to mammals or primates.
In mathematics and logic, lower order terms or functions have less complexity or priority.
The phrase often implies lesser importance or sophistication: These are lower order concerns that can wait.
- lesserLower in degree
- inferiorOf lower rank
- second fiddleSubordinate position or role
- underIn a lower position
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
social ladder · class system · base · substratum · echelon · tailender · number eleven · minor leagues · protozoa · subordinate · primitive · instinctual · invertebrates · root · taxonomy · secondary · ground · phylum
- orderscommand, decree, dictate, mandate, proclamation
- tailenderstailender, tail, last man, number eleven, number ten
- batterscake batter, pancake batter, waffle batter, brownie batter, crepe batter
lower orderhigher order
More abstract or complex level
upper echelon · top tier · elite · ruling class · upper class
lower orderhigher order
More abstract or complex level
the elite · upper class · aristocracy · nobility · ruling class