high on the totem pole vs observable

high on the totem pole

adj

  • Accorded relatively high importance. 

observable

adj

  • Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable. 

  • Able to be observed. 

noun

  • Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties 

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