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    Cat·e·gor·i·za·tion
    /ˌkadəɡ(ə)rəˈzāSH(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. the action or process of placing into classes or groups: "categorization by topic"
  2. the process of putting people or things into groups according to what type they are; a group made in this way synonym classification Her work defies easy categorization. It is not always possible to make neat historical categorizations.

  3. Information science. Categorization is a type of cognition involving conceptual differentiation between characteristics of conscious experience, such as objects, events, or ideas. It involves the abstraction and differentiation of aspects of experience by sorting and distinguishing between groupings, through classification or typification [1 ...

  4. verb [ T ] ( UK also categorise) uk / ˈkætəɡ ə raɪz / us. Add to word list. to put people or things into groups of people or things that have the same features: categorize sb/sth as sth You can categorize your company's strategy as a reactor, defender, analyzer, or prospector.

  5. noun. A way or condition of being arranged: arrangement, classification, deployment, disposal, disposition, distribution, formation, grouping, layout, lineup, order, organization, placement, sequence. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

  6. Apr 21, 2024 · verb. (transitive) to place in a category; classify. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Synonyms of 'categorization' classification, grading, cataloguing, taxonomy. More Synonyms of categorization. COBUILD Collocations. categorization. defy categorization. easy categorization. Video: pronunciation of. categorization.

  7. to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize. categorize. / ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz / verb. tr to place in a category; classify. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˌcategoriˈzation, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. cat·e·go·rist [ kat, -i-gawr-ist, -gohr-], noun. cat e·go·ri·za tion noun. de·cat e·go·ri·za tion noun.

  8. noun. Definition of categorization. as in classification. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. classification. cataloging. codification. indexing. diagnosis. evaluation. investigation. cataloguing. inspection. assortment. assessment. arrangement. examination. scrutiny. analysis. enumeration. tabulation. inventory. dissection. anatomy. segmentation.