classification

(noun)

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.

Related Terms

Examples of classification in the following topics:

  • Finding Materials in a Library

    • To make things easier, libraries have adopted classification systems.
    • The main systems of classification are the Dewey Decimal Classification, the Library of Congress Classification, and the Colon Classification.
    • Though most public libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification, all of the systems work in essentially the same way.

  • Culture, Ethnicity, and Race

    • An individual is usually externally classified (meaning someone else makes the classification) but individual may also self-identify with a particular racial group.
    • Some of the social traits often used for ethnic classification include:
    • individuals should be treated differently according to their racial classification (prejudice or bias)
    • actually treating of individuals differently based on their racial classification (discrimination)

  • Maximize Understanding

    • Classification and grouping alike things to form a concept: First, you'll want to cite examples that are familiar to the audience and put them into the same classification.
    • You can even help the audience generalize to create a classification.

  • Sexual Orientation

    • There are three main classifications of sexual orientation: heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual.
    • Define the three main classifications of sexual orientation: bisexual, heterosexual, and homosexual

  • Gender Bias

    • When you're talking about the biological classification of "male" and "female" you're referring to sex, not gender.

  • Variations in Orality

    • By contrast, only literary cultures have launched phenomenological analyses, abstract classifications, ordered lists and tables, etc.

  • Different Lines of Reasoning

    • The first premise states that all objects classified as "men" have the attribute "mortal. " The second premise states that "John" is classified as a "man"—a member of the class or group of "men. " The conclusion then states that "John" must be "mortal" because he inherits this attribute from his classification as a "man. " If both premises are true, the terms are clear, and the rules of deductive logic are followed, then the conclusion of the argument follows by logical necessity.