classification | ||
1. | [ noun ] the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type | |
Synonyms: | categorisation assortment compartmentalisation compartmentalization categorization | |
Related terms: | grouping stratification indexing reclassification taxonomy relegation typology classify categorize classify | |
2. | [ noun ] a group of people or things arranged by class or category | |
Synonyms: | categorisation categorization | |
Related terms: | arrangement arrangement dichotomy categorize | |
3. | [ noun ] the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories | |
Synonyms: | sorting categorisation categorization | |
Related terms: | basic_cognitive_process appraisal cross-classification dichotomy attribution ascription subsumption categorize | |
4. | [ noun ] restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people | |
Related terms: | declassification restriction classify | |
Similar spelling: |
classificatory close-fitting calcification classified_stock classifiable classified_ad |