ranking system
Tiered ordering method
A ranking system is a method for ordering items, people, or entities according to some measure of quality, performance, or importance.
College rankings evaluate schools by selectivity and outcomes.
Search engines use ranking systems to order results by relevance.
Sports leagues rank teams by wins and losses.
The company's ranking system for employees determines bonuses and promotions.
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- top tierHighest rank possible
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
rating · star rating · ladder · standings · bracket · points · elite · top · bottom · merit · grade · position · order · competitive · tournament · promotion · demotion · number one
- classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
- Formal Structureshierarchy, bureaucracy, government, corporation, committee
- hierarchiestier, tiers, level, levels, hierarchy
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- classification systemstaxonomy, species, cladogram, dichotomous key, phylum
ranking systemchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
randomization · disorder · random order · disorganization · random selection
ranking systemequality
Same status for all
flat hierarchy · level playing field · egalitarianism · peer network
ranking systemlottery system
Selection by random draw
random selection · random assignment · draw · raffle · first-come-first-served
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