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classification definition

clas·si·fi·ca·tion (klas′ə fi kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a classifying or being classified; arrangement according to some systematic division into classes or groups
    1. a system of such classes or groups
    2. such a class or group
  3. Biol. taxonomy

Etymology: Fr

Related Forms:

  • classificatory clas′·si·fi·ca′·tory (klas′ə fik′ə tôr′ē) adjective

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classification Synonyms

classification

n.

  1. The act of putting into classes

    arrangement, assortment, grouping, sorting, ordering, allotment, organization, gradation, coordination, graduation, disposal, disposition, reducing to order, categorizing, categorization, apportionment, tabulating, consignment, orderly arrangement, analysis, division, assignment, designation, taxonomy, typology, collocation, sizing, grading, ranking, cataloging, indexing, filing, labeling, distribution, allocation, systematization, codification; see also order 3.

  2. A division

    kind, order, group; see class 1.


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classification Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • cannabis: It believes that the current classification of cannabis undermines the credibility of this message particularly among young people.

Converse of object

  • defy: There is a disparate bunch of songs on my hard drive that defy classification.

Adjective modifier

  • hierarchical: Then, this matrix must be fed into a clustering algorithm to obtain a hierarchical classification.

Modifies a noun

  • theorem: This is the first ever ' classification theorem ' in mathematics, and forms a fitting climax to this great work.

Noun used with modifier

  • honors: Grading criteria attached to each honors degree classification are appended.
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classification quotes

All known religious beliefs, whether simple or complex, present one common characteristic: they presuppose a classification of all things, real and ideal, of which men think, into two classes or opposed groups, generally designated†profane and sacred.

-Durkheim, EŁ  mile

It is always easy to find fault with a classification. There are a hundred ways of arranging any set of objects, and something mayalmost always be said against the best, and in favour of the worst of them. But the merits of a classification depend on the purposes to which it is instrumental.

-Mill,John Stuart

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