taxonomy
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
A structure or scheme used for classifying materials or concepts into a hierarchy of categories and subcategories.
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Senses
Glossary of Statistical Terms
Taxonomy refers to classification according to presumed natural relationships among types and their subtypes.
Wordset Dictionary
practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
Wordset Dictionary
(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
Wordset Dictionary
a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- alternatephrasing
- Taxonomy
- plural
- taxonomies
- possessive
- taxonomy's
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- taxonomies'