bottom-up

/bɑdəm ˌʌp/
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Definitions of bottom-up
  1. adjective
    of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level
    “bottom-up parser”
    “a bottom-up model of the reading process”
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    top-down
    of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details
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