Taxonomic classification
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Taxonomic classification is the act of placing an object or concept into a set or sets of categories (such as a taxonomy or a subject index), based on the properties of the object or concept.
A person may classify the object or concept according to an ontology.
[edit] Examples
Examples of taxonomic classification include:
- Library classification
- Scientific classification of organisms.
- Classification of finite simple groups
- Medical classification like ICD
- Security classification
- Folksonomy
Taxonomy - the branch of biology concerned with the grouping and naming of animals.
[edit] See also
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Taxon - a group of organisms