bottom up
/ˈbɑtəm ˌʌp/
adverb
- In a way that starts at the lowest level and moves upward.
- They decided to reorganize the company bottom-up, beginning with frontline workers.
- The project was built bottom-up, starting with the foundation and adding floors later.
- The software was developed bottom-up, with each module tested before integration.
adjective
- Proceeding from the lowest or most basic level upward; starting with small parts or individual components and building to a larger whole.
- In bottom-up programming, you write small functions first and then combine them.
- The company adopted a bottom-up approach to decision-making, letting employees suggest ideas.
- The bottom-up design of the garden began with planting individual flowers and shrubs.
- Relating to a management or organizational style where ideas and authority come from lower levels of the hierarchy.
- A bottom-up management style encourages feedback from all team members.
- The school used a bottom-up curriculum, letting teachers create lessons based on student needs.
- Bottom-up planning often leads to more creative solutions than top-down orders.
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