classification : Idioms & Phrases
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Artificial classification
(Science) , an arrangement based on superficial characters, and not expressing the true natural relations species; as, "the artificial system" in botany, which is the same as the Linnæan system.
Webster 1913
classification system
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noun a system for classifying things
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cross-classification
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noun classification according to more than one attribute at the same time
cross-division.
- the cross-classification of cases was done by age and sex
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decimal system of classification
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noun a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
decimal system of classification; Dewey decimal system.
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dewey decimal classification
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noun a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
decimal system of classification; Dewey decimal system.
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hierarchical classification system
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noun a classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structure
