decimal classification

American  

noun

1. Dewey decimal classification.

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decimal classification British  

noun

1. another term for Dewey Decimal System

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Etymology

Origin of decimal classification

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

“Our ninth game,” said Dr. Zinchenko, “is inspired by the Dewey decimal classification 510.”

From Literature

“Dr. Z is headed upstairs for the zero-three-zeros. That’s the Dewey decimal classification for encyclopedias and books of facts.”

From Literature

As a librarian who has dated both men and women, I couldn’t help but think of how my various loves would be categorized by the Dewey Decimal Classification.

From New York Times

As you may recall from grade school, Dewey was the man behind the Dewey Decimal Classification system, the schema of numbers and subject areas used at libraries around the world to categorize books.

From Slate

In 1876, he published A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library, which outlined what would become known as the Dewey decimal classification – a system which is now used by libraries throughout the English-speaking world.

From The Guardian