classification

classification
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. grouping, category, allocation; arrangement, systematization, taxonomy, order. See class, secret.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The act of putting into classes]
Syn. arrangement, assortment, grouping, sorting, ordering, allotment, organization, gradation, coordination, graduation, disposal, disposition, reducing to order, categorizing, categorization, apportionment, tabuLating, consignment, orderly arrangement, analysis, division, assignment, designation, taxonomy, typology, collocation, sizing, grading, ranking, cataloging, indexing, filing, labeling, distribution, allocation, systematization, codification; see also order 3 .
2. [A division]
Syn. kind, order, group; see class 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. arrangement division, grouping, categorization, cataloging, ordering, grading, sorting, *pigeonholing, typing, labeling, assignment.
2. category division, group, class, variety, order, grade, type.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A way or condition of being arranged: arrangement, categorization, deployment, disposal, disposition, distribution, formation, grouping, layout, lineup, order, organization, placement, sequence. See ORDER. 2. A subdivision of a larger group: category, class, order, set2. See GROUP.

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