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单词 classification
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classification

noun

clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce classification (audio)
1
: the act or process of classifying
2
a
: systematic arrangement in groups or categories according to established criteria
specifically : taxonomy
b
: class, category
classificatory
ˈkla-sə-fi-kə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce classification (audio) kla-ˈsi-fə- How to pronounce classification (audio) ˈkla-sə-fə-ˌkā-tə-rē How to pronounce classification (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • bracket
  • category
  • class
  • division
  • family
  • genus
  • grade
  • group
  • kind
  • league
  • order
  • rank(s)
  • rubric
  • set
  • species
  • tier
  • type
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Example Sentences

the classification of new species job classifications for government workers
Recent Examples on the Web The Eagles, ranked fifth in their Florida classification (3M), host the No. 1 team in New Jersey. And Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 One set had the highest level of classification, top secret/sensitive compartmented information. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Company officials said federal regulators are probing their token listing processes, classification of assets, and yield-generating products, among other parts of the business. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 This is also the case with quantum classification, quantum cryptography, quantum simulated annealing and quantum k-nearest neighbor (KNN). Bhagvan Kommadi, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Agency officials were ordered to find civil servants to herd into a Schedule F classification, where they could be fired or terrorized into submission. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 25 July 2022 The new classification, announced Thursday, comes after monarch populations on the continent have dwindled in recent decades due to habitat loss and climate change. Denise Chow, NBC News, 21 July 2022 More than 21% is in exceptional drought -- the worst classification -- up from 16% last week. Payton Major And Angela Fritz, CNN, 14 July 2022 Parts of Cuyahoga, Lake, and Summit counties have received the classification, as well as all of Geauga and Portage counties, signaling the beginning of another drought cycle, Zachary Smith reports. cleveland, 1 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Kids Definition

classification

noun

clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce classification (audio)
1
: the act of arranging into groups of similar things
2
: an arrangement into groups of similar things
a classification of plants

Medical Definition

classification

noun

clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌklas-(ə-)fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce classification (audio)
1
: the act or process of classifying
2
: systematic arrangement of animals and plants in groups or categories according to established criteria
specifically : taxonomy sense 2

Legal Definition

classification

noun

clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion
: the act or method of distributing into a class or category according to characteristics
also : a class or category determined by characteristics see also suspect classification

classification

noun

as in category
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic dinosaur remains that do not fit any existing classification

Synonyms & Similar Words

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