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classification

/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun5 syllables

Classification means: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.

Synonyms for classification9

noun, as in the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

categorization, categorisation, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment

noun, as in the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

categorization, categorisation, sorting

noun, as in a group of people or things arranged by class or category

categorization, categorisation

also used for classification

classifying, categorizing, typing

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Opposites of classification

declassification

What does classification mean?4

noun

1

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

2

the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

3

a group of people or things arranged by class or category

4

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with classification?60

two syllables

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Classification in a sentence

  • Support vector machines are supervised learning models used for classification and regression analysis.saturo
  • The taxonomic rank is a hierarchical level of the scientific classification of the organisms.BilalBouy
  • The first biologists worked hard towards the classification of living things.Nylez
  • Not every racist country has the same racial classification system.shekitten
  • Putting in place a systematic classification of our archives could be a great time saver.AlanF_US
  • The natural world challenges our binary classifications.Nuel
  • The upcoming fifth edition of the DSM proposes a new spectrum-based classification of autistic disorders.papabear
  • Carl Linnaeus is famous for his early classifications of thousands of animals and plant species.papabear

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Forms of classification

as a noun

plural
classifications