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- DictionaryClas·si·fi·ca·tion/ˌklasəfəˈkāSHən/
noun
- 1. the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics: "the classification of disease according to symptoms"
Definitions. The term classification can apply to one or all of: the process of classifying (distinguishing and distributing kinds of entities into different groups) [1] a resulting set of groups, known as classes [2] (also called a classification system) the assignment of elements to pre-established classes.
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLASSIFICATION. 1. [noncount] : the act or process of putting people or things into groups based on ways that they are alike. a system of classification. the classification of diseases/drugs. biological classification. the classification of new species. 2.
Definition of classification noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types. The government uses a classification system that includes both race and ethnicity. 2. See also classify.
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 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.
Roughly speaking, ‘classification’ is the operation consisting of sharing, distributing or allocating objects in classes or groups which are, in general, less numerous than them. Commonly, classifications are defined on finite sets. However, if the objects are, for example, mathematical structures there can be infinite classifications.
