classification

classification

classification (plural classifications)

1. The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
   • 1937-1952, Jorge Luis Borges, Other Inquisitions^[1]:

     On those remote pages it is written that animals are divided into (a) those that belong to the Emperor, (b) embalmed ones, (c) those that are trained, (d) suckling pigs, (e) mermaids, (f) fabulous ones, (g) stray dogs, (h) those that are included in this classification, (i) those that tremble as if they were mad, (j) innumerable ones, (k) those drawn with a verfy fine camels hair brush, (l) others, (m) those that have just broken a flower vase, (n) those that resemble flies from a distance.

   • 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)

     I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …
     And there is also taxinomia a principle of classification and ordered tabulation.
     Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …
     Western reason had entered the age of judgement.

	classificazione
	act of forming into classes
	An arrangement or organization of persons, items or data elements into groups by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities or traits. (Source: RHW)
	The placement of an incident into a hierarchy of descriptors that indicate what the incident is generally about. For example, an incident could be classified as being related to software, and then to Microsoft, and then to Word 2003.

classifica

graduatoria

Altri significati:

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling)

(traffic) lane

assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)

differentiation using different colors (colours)

Traduzione 'veloce'

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