GRADED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does graded mean? 

• GRADED (adjective)
  The adjective GRADED has 1 sense:

1. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

  Familiarity information: GRADED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRADED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

Synonyms:

graded; ranked; stratified

Context example:

stratified areas of the distribution

Similar:

hierarchal; hierarchic; hierarchical (classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers)

 Context examples 

Based on the amount of immature neuroepithelial component, immature teratomas are graded from 1 to 3.

(Immature Ovarian Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Graded expression of this transcription factor appears to specify distinct cell fates in the hematopoietic system.

(Oncogene SPI1, NCI Thesaurus)

It is graded as low grade (mild dysplasia) or high grade (moderate dysplasia and carcinoma in situ).

(Gastric Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Intraepithelial neoplasia (dysplasia) of the esophagus is graded as low or high grade.

(Esophageal Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Carcinomas are graded by the degree of cellular differentiation as well, moderately, or poorly differentiated.

(Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An indication of the years of schooling completed in graded public, private, or parochial schools, and in colleges, universities, or professional schools.

(Education Level, NCI Thesaurus)

It is graded on a scale of 1 to 3, based on how abnormal the cells look under a microscope and how much of the cervical tissue is affected.

(Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, NCI Dictionary)

A graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension.

(Gradient, NCI Thesaurus)

Popular lectures are the easiest to listen to, but Mr. Waldron (here he beamed and blinked at the lecturer) will excuse me when I say that they are necessarily both superficial and misleading, since they have to be graded to the comprehension of an ignorant audience. (Ironical cheering.)

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)