Definition / description
The terms "top down" and bottom up are fundamental to hierarchical design and layout.
But it is important to remember that these phrases refer to properties of a model.
We are using the terms in a strict way, and are referring to hierarchical decomposition or assembly of parts or elements of objects
Bottom-up politics begins with individual human beings, and works up through layers of social organization and groups. In the United States the pinnacle of this hierarchy is the president -- as mediated through law, congress, various local and regional regulations, etc.
Thu, Apr 1, 2021
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