Ascendency
1Ascendency — is a quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem s trophic network. Ascendency is derived using mathematical tools from information theory. It is intended to capture in a single index the ability of an ecosystem …
2Ascendency — As*cend en*cy, n. Governing or controlling influence; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; domination; power. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] An undisputed ascendency. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Custom has an… …
3ascendency — index predominance, prestige Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4ascendency — (n.) alternative spelling of ASCENDANCY (Cf. ascendancy) (see ANCE (Cf. ance)) …
5ascendency — ascendancy / ascendency [n] domination advantage, authority, command, control, dominance, dominion, edge, influence, jump*, leg up*, mastery, on top, power, predominance, preeminence, prepotence, prevalence, reign, rule, sovereignty, superiority …
6ascendency — noun see ascendancy …
7ascendency — noun Alternative spelling of ascendancy …
8ascendency — [[t]əse̱ndənsi[/t]] see ascendancy …
9ascendency — n. superiority, supremacy; domination, control; ancestry …
10ascendency — n. See ascendancy …
