Higher-order

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Involving more sophisticated thinking or reasoning. not-comparable

    "higher-order thinking"

  2. 2
    Of or relating to a class higher up in a hierarchy. not-comparable

    "It is at least plausible that expert-level crime policy rulemaking (in the interest of reform) may be necessary in a system... [which] will thus remain susceptible to the prospect of punitive populism arising within any one of an array of higher-order bounded publics."

  3. 3
    Of order 2 or greater. not-comparable

Example

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"It is at least plausible that expert-level crime policy rulemaking (in the interest of reform) may be necessary in a system... [which] will thus remain susceptible to the prospect of punitive populism arising within any one of an array of higher-order bounded publics."

Etymology

From higher + order.

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