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Definition of bottom-up adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bottom-up

adjective
 
/ˌbɒtəm ˈʌp/
 
/ˌbɑːtəm ˈʌp/
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  1. (of a plan, project, etc.) starting with details and then later moving on to more general principles
    • a bottom-up approach to tackling the problem
    compare top-down
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBottom-up is used with these nouns:
    • approach
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