classification
- noun
- /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- The scientist explained the new classification of plants based on their genetic characteristics.
- classification system
- classification scheme
- classification criteria
It's a mix of depression, anxiety, ADHD, and OCD, but this classification has not been widely adopted.
- It's a mix of depression, anxiety, ADHD, and OCD, but this classification has not been widely adopted.
- So we spend a year doing a certain type of classification.
- So much about the question of maths classification.
- More of this general topic on Wednesday when we're going to talk about classification.
- I'd like to call your attention to it, which is characters as generic types as do with classification with taxonomy of social types.
Examples
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Melvil Dewey invented the Dewey Decimal Classification system in the early 1870s.
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We learned about the classification of animals in biology class, focusing on mammals and reptiles.
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This time we're going to be talking about, you could call it a classification issue.
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I have to figure out a new classification for you.
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Can you at least tell us the classification?
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So it would be good to think about a kind of classification system that reflects the complexity of of the situation.
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Section 2 presents the current trends in the classification of digital collections.
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What other attributes could help this 2020 school library classification system function more effectively and efficiently?
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Very few articles addressed the unique concerns of cataloging and classification in public and special libraries.
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Many authors have outlined adolescent voice testing and classification procedures for use by school music teachers.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
A way of arranging things into groups by shared features
Putting people and things together because they are similar or have the same purpose
Putting things, people, or ideas into groups because they are similar
A group of similar things close together
A study that groups things into common kinds
Putting items into groups that have the same features
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of grouping items by two or more features at the same time
- Specialized
A way to arrange books and other library materials by subject using numbers with a decimal point
- Specialized
A system libraries use to arrange nonfiction books by subject with numbers
- Specialized
A way to arrange things in levels from broad to specific
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Classification comes from the simple word class ('a group') and the ending -fication ('the act of making'). So classification is the process of making or arranging things into groups by their shared qualities.