multi-level

Having multiple floors

Multi-level describes something with more than one tier, floor, or layer of organization.

A multi-level parking garage has several stories.

A multi-level marketing scheme operates through successive ranks of salespeople who recruit others below them.

The term often signals complexity or hierarchy: a multi-level analysis of the problem.

classification

taxonomy

Science of categorical arrangement

gradation · categorization · grouping · nested · branching · subcategory · schema · framework · system · arrangement

hierarchy

ranking

Ordered position assignment

  • echelonsLevels within a hierarchy
  • chainLinked segments forming length
  • commandAuthoritative instruction given

organizational · structure · pyramid · bureaucracy · ladder · pecking · order · subordinate · superordinate · flowchart

architecture

floors

Walking surfaces inside

loft · balcony · landing · staircase · elevator · escalator · foyer · lobby · parking · garage

gaming

difficulty

State of being hard

unlock · checkpoint · dungeon · campaign · quest · achievement · leaderboard · skill · ranking · matchmaking

Categories
Opposites
vertical structure

multi-levelsingle-story

Having one floor

ground-level · flat · ranch-style · bungalow

organizational complexity

multi-levelflat

Lacking vertical variation

non-hierarchical · untiered · horizontal · unstratified · one-dimensional

analytical depth

multi-levelsurface-level

Concerning only the outermost layer

one-dimensional · superficial · shallow · straightforward · literal

Family

multilevel, multileveled

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G