classification
/ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
plural
classifications
plural
classifications
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLASSIFICATION
1
[noncount]
:
the act or process of putting people or things into groups based on ways that they are alike
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a system of classification
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the classification of diseases/drugs
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biological classification
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the classification of new species
2
[count]
:
an arrangement of people or things into groups based on ways that they are alike
