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CATEGORIZATION Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word categorization. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word categorization. (close relations)
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classification
nounn
noun

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

• a group of people or things arranged by class or category

• the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

• restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

assortment
nounn
noun

• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

sorting
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

• the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

• grouping by class or kind or size

arrangement
nounn
noun

• the thing arranged or agreed to

• an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• the spatial property of the way in which something is placed

• a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

• the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

division
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

grouping
nounn
noun

• any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

• the activity of putting things together in groups

• a system for classifying things into groups

organization
nounn
noun

• a group of people who work together

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

• the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business

• an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

• the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically

• the act of forming or establishing something

systematization
nounn
noun

• systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

taxonomy
nounn
noun

• a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

• (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification

• practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

classing
verbv
noun

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• a body of students who are taught together

• people having the same social, economic, or educational status

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a league ranked by quality

• a body of students who graduate together

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

• elegance in dress or behavior

verb

• arrange or order by classes or categories

categorisation
nounn
noun

• a group of people or things arranged by class or category

• the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

compartmentalisation
nounn
noun

• a mild state of dissociation

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

compartmentalization
nounn
noun

• a mild state of dissociation

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

Best Hypernyms For CATEGORIZATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for categorization, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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arrangement classification grouping organization
Phrases (1)
basic cognitive process

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