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分類 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • categorize verb To sort or classify something into groups based on shared characteristics.
  • category noun A group or class into which things are sorted based on shared features.
  • classification noun The act or system of sorting things into groups based on shared characteristics.
  • classify verb To sort into groups or categories based on shared traits.
  • sort noun A particular type or kind of something.
  • taxonomy noun A system for sorting things into named groups and levels, so that related items sit together and each has a defined place.
  • type noun A category or class of things that share particular features.

Senses

分類 is used for these senses in English:

  • categorize (transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.
  • category A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
  • classification 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.
  • classify to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
  • sort (transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
  • taxonomy A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • type A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

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