Definitions for CLASSIFICATION
ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃənclas·si·fi·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortmentnoun

   the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

2. classification, categorization, categorisationnoun

   a group of people or things arranged by class or category

3. classification, categorization, categorisation, sortingnoun

   the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

4. classificationnoun

   restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 15 votes

1. classificationnoun

   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.

2. Etymology: From classification.

WikipediaRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. Classification

   Classification is a process related to categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. classification

   Classification is the act or process of categorizing or arranging entities, objects or information based on similarities or shared characteristics. In various fields, it might refer to organizing data into different categories for the purpose of analysis, studying or understanding.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.4 / 5 votes

1. Classificationnoun

   the act of forming into a class or classes; a distibution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. classification.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Classification

   Classification is a figure of speech linking a proper noun to a common noun using the or other articles.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. Classification

   The systematic arrangement of entities in any field into categories classes based on common characteristics such as properties, morphology, subject matter, etc.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. classification

   The determination that official information requires, in the interests of national security, a specific degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure, coupled with a designation signifying that such a determination has been made. See also security classification.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Classification

   is the systematic arrangement of insects (or other animals or plants) in series showing their relation or agreement in structure, life habits or other characters forming the basis of the "classification."

Matched Categories

1. • Restriction

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CLASSIFICATION' in Nouns Frequency: #1915

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce CLASSIFICATION?

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How to say CLASSIFICATION in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLASSIFICATION in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLASSIFICATION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of CLASSIFICATION in a Sentence

1. Mike Stratton:

   As we refined the sophistication of the approach and the mutation classification, the algorithms and the sequencing, it has become clear that this was a big challenge that would require coordinated investment and organisation, we have to collect five to ten thousand tumour samples and normal blood, we have to quality-control the DNA sequencing and do the data management and statistics -- it's a combination of large-scale epidemiology and large-scale genomics that haven't been married together in this way before.

2. Adam Schiff:

   It's important to remember that none of these emails had any classification markings at the time they were sent, and Secretary Clinton and her staff were responding to world events in real time without the benefit of months of analysis after the fact.

3. Polly Baldwin:

   Hazardous is the worst classification that air quality has.

4. Ben Brunnen:

   This tax classification change actually puts Canadian LNG facilities on a more level playing field with our international competitors, and that's going to improve our competitiveness for those scarce dollars.

5. Alex Abdo:

   This is an important recognition by [ Haines ] that over-classification undermines trust in government, the real question is whether The Biden administration has the will to fix the problem.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CLASSIFICATION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Classification
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CLASSIFICATION
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CLASSIFICATION
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=CLASSIFICATION
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CLASSIFICATION