taxonomy
- the science or technique of classification.
- a classification into ordered categories: a proposed taxonomy of educational objectives.
- Biology. the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms.
Origin of taxonomy
Related Words for taxonomy
designation, grade, analysis, arrangement, allocation, regulation, allotment, distribution, coordination, classification, glossary, locution, terminology, phraseology, codification, taxonomy, horticulture, ecology, anatomy, cytologyExamples from the Web for taxonomy
Contemporary Examples of taxonomy
Taxonomy was another major area in which Aristotle influenced the history of science.
Beyond this taxonomy of options, the big question is this: What outcome are we seeking with any military intervention?
In order to make some sense of these questions, I undertook a Taxonomy of American Ignorance and Misperceptions.
Historical Examples of taxonomy
"Taxonomy" does not appear to me so dreadful a word as it does to Veblen.
The Value of MoneyBenjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
Taxonomy of the chipmunks, Eutamias quadrivittatus and Eutamias umbrinus.
Check-list of the Birds of KansasHarrison B Tordoff
Geographic distribution and taxonomy of the chipmunks of Wyoming.
Check-list of the Birds of KansasHarrison B Tordoff
Taxonomy, the part of botany which treats of classification.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
Probably few of our readers have considered the taxonomy of riddles.
taxonomy
- the branch of biology concerned with the classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure, origin, etc
- the practice of arranging organisms in this way
- the science or practice of classification
Word Origin for taxonomy
Word Origin and History for taxonomy
1828, from French taxonomie (1813), introduced by Linnæus and coined irregularly from Greek taxis "arrangement" (see taxidermy) + -nomia "method," from -nomos "managing," from nemein "manage" (see numismatics).
taxonomy
(tăk-sŏn′ə-mē)- The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
- The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics.
taxonomy
- The scientific classification of organisms into specially named groups based either on shared characteristics or on evolutionary relationships as inferred from the fossil record or established by genetic analysis.
taxonomy
The classification of living things. (See Linnean classification.)