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classification

classification

22 3.7
A group of things that share the same features
  • noun
  • /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : clasificación
  • The biologist's research focused on the classification of species based on their genetic similarities.
  • classification system
  • occupational classification
  • Dewey Decimal classification

Now, the important thing here is that this isn't my classification of my friends.

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Examples

  • Additionally, this study examined whether college classification may play a role in religious orientation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In this research article, we have investigated and reported different approaches to bibliographic classification of digital collections.

    Academic text (2017)
  • There will be a classification according to the degree that the victim can be identified.

  • So let's start a little bit with classification of life on earth.

  • Results by gender are presented by game classification and sport in Tables 5 and 6.

    Academic text (2012)
  • There are about three thousand classifications of worms, you know.

  • Considering various classifications, it is clear that they do not differ to a large extent.

    Academic text (2015)
  • John Dalton was a an Englishman who proposed the following classification of the elements.

  • The most frequent current use of IQ tests is for classification and placement decisions.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Analyzing the history of kingdom classification, Whittaker presented a clear overview of several alternative systems.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

group
vsclassification
1.0

A number of people or things seen as one unit

is about ordering items into sets rather than only treating them as a unit
type
vsclassification
1.0

A group of things or people that share the same features

is about ordering items into sets rather than simply naming kinds
category
vsclassification
658 2.7

A group of things or people that have the same features

is about ordering items into sets rather than only sharing traits
grouping
vsclassification
10 2.7

People or things that form one unit

is about ordering items into sets rather than simply making a collection

Antonyms

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

Compounds

A way of arranging things into groups by their similar features

cross-classification
  • Specialized
7.5

A way of grouping items by two or more features at the same time

A way to arrange books and other library materials by subject using numbers with a decimal point

A system libraries use to arrange nonfiction books by subject with numbers

A way to arrange things in levels from broad to specific

How Detailed

systematics
  • Specialized
1 8.8
taxonomy
  • Specialized
4 7.4
classification
22 3.7
observation
211 3.0
lumper
  • Jargon
1 9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

classification = classify (transparent) = class + ify + ation

The noun denotes the result or category produced by the process 'to classify' and follows the regular verb -> noun formation.

Etymology

Classification comes from class ('a group'), and it can also mean the group itself. So a classification is a set of people or things put together because they are similar.