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undefined hierarchy

[/ʌnˈdɛfaɪnd ˈhaɪərɑːrki/]
nounpl: undefined hierarchies
hierarquia indefinida
1. A system of organization or ranking where the levels, relationships, or authority structures are not clearly established, specified, or determined
The company struggled with an undefined hierarchy, leading to confusion about reporting lines.
A empresa enfrentou dificuldades com uma hierarquia indefinida, causando confusão sobre as linhas de reporte.
2. In computing/data structures, a hierarchical arrangement without clear parent-child relationships or structural definition
The database schema had an undefined hierarchy that prevented proper data organization.
O esquema do banco de dados tinha uma hierarquia indefinida que impedia a organização apropriada dos dados.
Synonyms
unclear hierarchyambiguous hierarchyunspecified hierarchyill-defined hierarchyvague hierarchy
Antonyms
clear hierarchydefined hierarchystructured hierarchyexplicit hierarchywell-defined hierarchy

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
hierarquia indefinida
Standard usage in business and organizational contexts
Portugal
hierarquia indefinida
Standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese
Technical/Computing
hierarquia não definida
Alternative phrasing used in technical documentation

Related Idioms & Phrases

muddy the waters
unclear chain of command
organizational ambiguity
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