Ascendency — 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 … Wikipedia
ascendency — index predominance, prestige Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ascendency — (n.) alternative spelling of ASCENDANCY (Cf. ascendancy) (see ANCE (Cf. ance)) … Etymology dictionary
ascendency — 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 … New thesaurus
ascendency — noun see ascendancy … New Collegiate Dictionary
ascendency — noun Alternative spelling of ascendancy … Wiktionary
ascendency — [[t]əse̱ndənsi[/t]] see ascendancy … English dictionary
ascendency — n. superiority, supremacy; domination, control; ancestry … English contemporary dictionary
ascendency — n. See ascendancy … New dictionary of synonyms
ascendency — as·cend·en·cy … English syllables
