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classification
[ klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of classifying.
- one of the groups or classes into which things may be or have been classified. classify.
- Biology. the assignment of organisms to groups within a system of categories distinguished by structure, origin, etc. The usual series of categories is phylum (or, especially in botany, division ), class, order, family, genus, species, and variety.
- the category, as restricted, confidential, secret, or top secret, to which information, a document, etc., is assigned, as by a government or military agency, based on the degree of protection considered necessary to safeguard it from unauthorized use.
- Library Science. any of various systems for arranging books and other materials, especially according to subject or format.
classification
/ ˌæɪɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- systematic placement in categories
- one of the divisions in a system of classifying
- biology
- the placing of animals and plants in a series of increasingly specialized groups because of similarities in structure, origin, molecular composition, etc, that indicate a common relationship. The major groups are domain or superkingdom, kingdom, phylum (in animals) or division (in plants), class, order, family, genus, and species
- the study of the principles and practice of this process; taxonomy
- government the designation of an item of information as being secret and not available to people outside a restricted group
classification
/ ă′ə-ĭ-′ə /
- The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
- See more at cladisticsSee Table at taxonomy
Derived Forms
- ˌھˈپDzԲ, adjective
- ˌھˈٴǰ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··ھ··ٴ· [kl, uh, -, sif, -i-k, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, klas, -, uh, -fi-, klas-, uh, -fi-, key, -t, uh, -ree], adjective
- ·Э··ٴ۾· adverb
- ȴ·ھ·tDz· adjective
- ·ȴ·ھ·tDz noun
- ԴDzc··ھ·tDz noun
- v·ȴ·ھ·tDz noun
- c··ھ·tDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of classification1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of classification1
Example Sentences
California cannabis companies have faced heavy competition from those looking to capitalize on the state’s green rush, and cannabis’ classification as a Schedule I drug presents unique obstacles.
This is the second highest classification on a five point scale.
But under questioning, she and CIA Director John Ratcliffe appeared uncertain about the classification of the attack plan.
“I’ve seen things much less sensitive be presented to us with high classification, and to say that it isn’t is a lie to the country.”
"The Secretary of Defense is the original classification authority for DoD in deciding what would be classified information," Ratcliffe said.
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