micro leveln.
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌlɛvl/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌlɛvəl/ The most detailed or fundamental level of a concept, process, etc. Cf. macro level n.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [noun] > fundamental or most detailed level
hard tacks1892
grass root1901
nitty-gritty1940
micro level1956
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [noun] > quality of being specific or detailed > most detailed level
micro level1956
the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [adjective] > fundamental or detailed
nitty-gritty1948
micro level1982
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > going into detail > relating to most detailed level
micro level1982
1956 Amer. Econ. Rev. 46 952 This proposition implies on the micro-level that the typical individual's demand curve..is downward-sloping.
1967 G. Wills in G. Wills & R. Yearsley Handbk. Managem. Technol. x. 176 At the macro level, marketing management became concerned with understanding its social environment; at the micro level, the concept of the marketing mix postulated a co-ordinative and integrative activity for product distribution and communication.
1982 Eng. World-wide 2 226 This macro-level analysis is integrated in the thesis with a micro-level analysis of functions.
1989 Appl. Linguistics 10 450 Durk Gorter describes the results of some microlevel studies of language choice in a Dutch-Frisian bilingual context.
1998 Amer. Jrnl. Polit. Sci. 42 1239 There is variance attributable to uncertainty at the micro-level within countries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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