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From ladder +‎ -ize.

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ladderize (third-person singular simple present ladderizes, present participle ladderizing, simple past and past participle ladderized)

  1. (mathematics) to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node)
  2. To create a form of "ladder" that people may "climb" in order to advance

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