For the branch of biology, see Taxonomy (biology).
"Scientific classification" redirects here. For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation).
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Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification or categorization.
Generalized scheme of taxonomy
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. Among other things, a taxonomy can be used to organize and index knowledge (stored as documents, articles, videos, etc.), such as in the form of a library classification system, or a search engine taxonomy, so that users can more easily find the information they are searching for. Many taxonomies are hierarchies (and thus, have an intrinsic tree structure), but not all are.
Originally, taxonomy referred only to the categorisation of organisms or a particular categorisation of organisms. In a wider, more general sense, it may refer to a categorisation of things or concepts, as well as to the principles underlying such a categorisation. Taxonomy organizes taxonomic units known as "taxa" (singular "taxon")."
Taxonomy is different from meronomy, which deals with the categorisation of parts of a whole.
Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification or categorization. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially...
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Numerical taxonomy is a classification system in biological systematics which deals with the grouping by numerical methods of taxonomic units based on...
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pass through several stages, which have specific names derived from the taxonomic names of the adults or from their appearance. For example, a sea urchin...
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classification system of the Linnaean taxonomy, screenwriter Eric R. Williams developed the Screenwriters Taxonomy in 2017 to create a common language of...
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The structure of observed learning outcomes (SOLO) taxonomy is a model that describes levels of increasing complexity in students' understanding of subjects...
biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. 3148: 212–221.. Scoble, M.J. (1995) The Lepidoptera: form, function...
Genus (/ˈdʒiːnəs/ pl.: genera /ˈdʒɛnərə/) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil...
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