categorizations
Acts of labeling things
Categorizations are acts of sorting things into groups based on shared characteristics.
The word emphasizes the process or result of classifying: The library's categorizations made finding books easy.
In data analysis and research, categorizations determine how information gets organized and interpreted: Her categorizations of voter behavior shaped the campaign's strategy.
Systematic grouping by traits
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
- organizingSystematically putting in order
arranging · ordering · structuring · systematizing · labeling · tagging · typing · classing
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
order · phylum · kingdom · domain · nomenclature · cladistics · phylogenetics · systematics
Oversimplified group-based judgments
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
bias · prejudice · othering · identity · demographics · generalization · assumptions · marginalization
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
organizing · arranging · ordering · structuring · systematizing · labeling · tagging · typing · classing · bracketing
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
family · order · phylum · kingdom · domain · nomenclature · cladistics · phylogenetics · systematics · biodiversity
stereotyping
Oversimplified group-based judgments
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- typingEntering text via keyboard
discrimination · bias · prejudice · othering · identity · demographics · generalization · assumptions · marginalization · inclusivity
categorizationschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · disorganization · jumbles · scatterings · hodgepodges
categorizationsconflations
Merging of separate things
generalizations · unifications · amalgamations · homogenizations · mergers
categorizationspersonalizations
Individual-specific modifications