classification
noun
clas·si·fi·ca·tion
ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the act or process of classifying
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Examples of classification in a Sentence
the classification of new species
job classifications for government workers
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Using those classifications, the city found that 64,372 of the 247,485 single family homes, or 26%, in Fort Worth were owned by a corporation or company.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
That idea would have essentially created two classifications within Division I: those who could afford it and those who could not.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 24 May 2024
For athletes such as Dunnock, John Register also argues the Paralympic races should be standalone, with official times and classifications as determined by the International Paralympic Committee.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
The differences between the three classifications are hard to visualize.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
That idea would have essentially created two classifications within Division I: those who could afford it and those who could not.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 24 May 2024
For athletes such as Dunnock, John Register also argues the Paralympic races should be standalone, with official times and classifications as determined by the International Paralympic Committee.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
The differences between the three classifications are hard to visualize.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
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classification
noun
clas·si·fi·ca·tion
ˌklas-(ə-)fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or process of classifying
2
a
: systematic arrangement in groups : taxonomy
Medical Definition
classification
noun
clas·si·fi·ca·tion
ˌklas-(ə-)fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or process of classifying
2
: systematic arrangement of animals and plants in groups or categories according to established criteria
specifically
: taxonomy sense 2
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