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classification
[ klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of classifying.
- one of the groups or classes into which things may be or have been classified. classify.
- Biology. the assignment of organisms to groups within a system of categories distinguished by structure, origin, etc. The usual series of categories is phylum (or, especially in botany, division ), class, order, family, genus, species, and variety.
- the category, as restricted, confidential, secret, or top secret, to which information, a document, etc., is assigned, as by a government or military agency, based on the degree of protection considered necessary to safeguard it from unauthorized use.
- Library Science. any of various systems for arranging books and other materials, especially according to subject or format.
classification
/ ˌæɪɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- systematic placement in categories
- one of the divisions in a system of classifying
- biology
- the placing of animals and plants in a series of increasingly specialized groups because of similarities in structure, origin, molecular composition, etc, that indicate a common relationship. The major groups are domain or superkingdom, kingdom, phylum (in animals) or division (in plants), class, order, family, genus, and species
- the study of the principles and practice of this process; taxonomy
- government the designation of an item of information as being secret and not available to people outside a restricted group
classification
- The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
- See more at cladisticsSee Table at taxonomy
Derived Forms
- ˌھˈپDzԲ, adjective
- ˌھˈٴǰ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··ھ··ٴ· [kl, uh, -, sif, -i-k, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, klas, -, uh, -fi-, klas-, uh, -fi-, key, -t, uh, -ree], adjective
- ·Э··ٴ۾· adverb
- ȴ·ھ·tDz· adjective
- ·ȴ·ھ·tDz noun
- ԴDzc··ھ·tDz noun
- v·ȴ·ھ·tDz noun
- c··ھ·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of classification1
Word History and Origins
Origin of classification1
Example Sentences
It's remarkably different from the simple three neuron types classification — motor neurons, sensory neurons, and interneurons — one might have learned in a cursory overview of brain science.
Anything short of firing Hegseth makes a complete and utter mockery of national security, the classification system and the lives of those who serve in the government and military.
"This can include everything from arrests, criminal convictions, and engaging in conduct that is inconsistent with the visa classification, to an overstay."
"There's a portion of younger people that maybe look at that classification and think it's less harmful than other drugs," she says.
The statement added that the "classification of 'critical information'" referred to national security, "and any assessments or actions taken are carried out by authorized institutions, in line with due process".
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