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CLASSIFICATION Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word classification. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word classification. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CLASSIFICATION

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categorization
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

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

ordering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

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

partition
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

• (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

• (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

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

verb

• divide into parts, pieces, or sections

• separate or apportion into sections

system
nounn
noun

• instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

• (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

• a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

• a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

• the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

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

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

categorizing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• place into or assign to a category

classifying
verbv
verb

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• declare unavailable, as for security reasons

• assign to a class or kind

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

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

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 CLASSIFICATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for classification, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
arrangement category confinement group grouping hierarchy restriction
Phrases (1)
basic cognitive process

Alternatives for CATEGORIZATION

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