ladderize

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/ˈladəɹaɪz/

verb

to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node)

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Meanings

verbladderize (third-person singular simple present ladderizes, present participle ladderizing, simple past and past participle ladderized)

present singular third person ladderizes · participle present ladderizing · participle past ladderized · past ladderized

  1. mathematicsto sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node)
  2. To create a form of "ladder" that people may "climb" in order to advance

Origin

From ladder + -ize.

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APA

ladderize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladderize

MLA

“ladderize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladderize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladderize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladderize.

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