classification

CEFRB2

/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    The process of putting things into groups by their qualities.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

Examples

  • Scientists created a new classification system for these rare plants.

  • Support vector machines are supervised learning models used for classification and regression analysis.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
4

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In context

  • The upcoming fifth edition of the DSM proposes a new spectrum-based classification of autistic disorders.

  • Near-synonyms: categorization, classifying, categorizing, typing, sorting

  • 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order … And there is also taxinomia a principle of 'classification' and ordered tabulation. Knowledge replaced univ...

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French classification.