Classification Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

classification

/ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

noun

plural

classifications

classification

/ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

noun

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

• a system of classification
• the classification of diseases/drugs
• biological classification
• the classification of new species

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2

[count]

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an arrangement of people or things into groups based on ways that they are alike

• job classifications for government workers
• racial/ethnic classifications

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