1. a deductive approach to problem-solving which starts with a hypothesis or general standard and goes on from this to an analysis of empirical information or particular examples. 2. with regard to data processing, reference: top-down processing.
1. a deductive approach to problem-solving which starts with a hypothesis or general standard and goes on from this to an analysis of empirical information or particular examples. 2. with regard to data processing, reference: top-down processing.