Rank
The ordered position of a drought entry inside the current table, used to show hierarchy before comparing depth.
New glossary term
Rank tells you where a drought sits in the pressure hierarchy before you compare the rest of the table.
Why It Matters
Rank makes the pressure table readable by showing where each entry sits relative to the leader and nearby rows.
How Stepzero Uses It
Stepzero uses rank to label table order, support leader comparisons, and keep pressure interpretation consistent.
Example
A rank-1 entry is the current leader; rank-2 and rank-3 show the immediate pressure environment around it.
Why Rank Comes First
Rank is the simplest structural read: it tells you where an entry sits in the current table before you interpret depth or rarity.
Without rank, the table becomes an undifferentiated list. With rank, you can see hierarchy, pressure concentration, and leadership context in one pass.
How Stepzero Uses Rank
Rank is used in drought tables, diagnostic views, and Oracle answers to keep table order consistent across surfaces.
It also helps users understand succession, because the next leader is always the next deepest active entry after the current rank-1 collapses.
Oracle Query Starters
- What is rank-1 right now?
- Show the current rank-2 and rank-3 entries.
- How does rank change after succession?
Deep Dive
Also Called / Similar To
- position rank
- table rank
- pressure rank