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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.
Add to word list. the division of things into groups by type: [ U ] The new pay classification takes effect next week. [ C ] Hotels are listed in four classifications from economy to deluxe. biology. Classification is also the division of organisms into groups according to particular characteristics.
3 days ago · 1. the act of classifying. 2. the result of classifying or being classified. 3. one of the groups or classes into which things may be or have been classified. 4. Biology. the assignment of organisms to groups within a system of categories distinguished by structure, origin, etc.
Definition of classification noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CLASSIFICATION definition: the process of putting people or things into groups by their type, size, etc, or one of these…. Learn more.
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.
