taxonomy

Klassifikation, Taxonomie

Das Ordnen von Dingen in Gruppen anhand gemeinsamer Merkmale.

In einfachem Englisch: The process of sorting things into groups based on shared features.

• We need a taxonomy of customer complaints.
• The library’s taxonomy helps readers find related books.
• Different taxonomies organize the same information in different ways.

So benutzt man es: a taxonomy of something (The study proposes a taxonomy of learning activities.)

Synonyme: classification, categorization

Häufige Wendungen: taxonomy of something, content taxonomy, develop a taxonomy, methods of taxonomy

Taxonomie, biologische Klassifikation

Ein System, das Lebewesen anhand gemeinsamer Merkmale in Gruppen einordnet.

In einfachem Englisch: A system that places living things in groups according to their shared features.

• This chart shows the taxonomy of birds.
• New evidence changed the taxonomy of these plants.
• Students compared two taxonomies of the same animal group.

Synonyme: classification

Häufige Wendungen: plant taxonomy, animal taxonomy, taxonomy of organisms

Taxonomie

Die Wissenschaft vom Bestimmen, Benennen und Einteilen der Lebewesen.

In einfachem Englisch: The scientific study of identifying, naming, and grouping living things.

• She studies taxonomy at university.
• Taxonomy gives newly discovered species scientific names.
• Genetic research has changed how scientists approach taxonomy.

Synonyme: systematics

Häufige Wendungen: study taxonomy, biological taxonomy, taxonomy research