The meaning of Classification

noun

The action or process of placing into classes or groups.

Usage examples:

Categorization by topic

noun

The process of putting people or things into categories (= groups with the same features)

Usage examples:

You can upload your photos and assign them keywords for quick categorization., california defies ca…

verb

Place in a particular class or group.

Usage examples:

Silk is categorized as a luxury import

verb

Present participle of categorize

Usage examples:

The books are categorized into beginner and advanced., i would categorize this as a very early exam…

adjective

(of an adjective) describing the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example american, mortal ).

verb

Arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Usage examples:

Mountain peaks are classified according to their shape

verb

Present participle of classify

Usage examples:

The books in the library are classified by/according to subject., biologists classify animals and p…

verb

Assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.

Usage examples:

Conduct which is classed as criminal

noun

A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.

Usage examples:

It has good accommodation for a hotel of this class

noun

A system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.

Usage examples:

People who are socially disenfranchised by class

noun

The action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan.

Usage examples:

A codification of existing common-law principles

noun

The act or process of arranging something, such as laws or rules, into a system

Usage examples:

The u.s. code is a codification of all statutes passed by congress., without codification, there is…

verb

Arrange in or allocate to grades; classify or sort.

Usage examples:

The timber is graded according to its thickness

noun

A particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value.

Usage examples:

Sea salt is usually available in coarse or fine grades

noun

A mark indicating the quality of a student's work.

Usage examples:

I got good grades last semester

noun

A set of associated people acting together, especially within a larger organization.

Usage examples:

A grouping of trade union leaders

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

Several people or things when they have been arranged into a group or are being considered as a group

Usage examples:

Political groupings

noun

An organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department.

Usage examples:

A research organization

noun

A position in a hierarchy or scale.

Usage examples:

His world number-one ranking

adjective

Having a specified rank in a hierarchy.

Usage examples:

High-ranking army officers

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

verb

Arrange systematically in groups; separate according to type.

Usage examples:

The mail was sorted

noun

A category of things or people with a common feature; a type.

Usage examples:

If only we knew the sort of people she was mixing with

noun

The arrangement of data in a prescribed sequence.

Usage examples:

Both cache size and sort size affect memory usage, so you cannot maximize one without affecting the…

noun

The arrangement or classification of something into different groups.

Usage examples:

Wealth is the main symbol of social stratification

noun

The fact that the different parts of something exist in or have been arranged into separate groups

Usage examples:

The prime minister wants to reduce social stratification and make the country a classless society.,…

noun

The act of planning a system for something, or of organizing something in a system

Usage examples:

The systemization of a set of ideas

noun

The branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.

Usage examples:

The question remains, however, whether expertise in taxonomy and biological systematics will be ava…

noun

A system for naming and organizing things, especially plants and animals, into groups that share similar qualities