'Classification' definitions:

Definition of 'classification'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment]
noun
A group of people or things arranged by class or category [syn: classification, categorization, categorisation]
noun
The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting]
noun
Restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people [ant: declassification]

Definition of 'Classification'

From: GCIDE
  • Classification \Clas`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. classification.] The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities. [1913 Webster]
  • Artificial classification. (Science) See under Artifitial. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'classification'

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