categorizing
Putting in buckets
Categorizing is the act of sorting things into groups based on shared characteristics.
You categorize expenses on a spreadsheet, books on a shelf, or ideas in your head.
The process implies deciding what belongs together: I spent the afternoon categorizing old photographs by decade.
Also spelled categorising in British English.
Storing documents systematically
- sortingArranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- structuringImposing systematic order
grouping · cataloging · indexing · systematizing · classifying · labeling · coding · tagging
Of systematic species naming
- binomialExpression with two terms
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
family · order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · cladistics · phylogenetics
Classification by shared traits
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- attributesInherent characteristics or properties
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- propertiesQualities or owned assets
characteristics · identification · distinction · differentiation · delineation · designation · definition · demarcation
filing
Storing documents systematically
- sortingArranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- orderingPlacing in sequence
structuring · grouping · cataloging · indexing · systematizing · classifying · labeling · coding · tagging · shelving
Linnaean
Of systematic species naming
- binomialExpression with two terms
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
genus · family · order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · cladistics · phylogenetics · systematics
typology
Classification by shared traits
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- attributesInherent characteristics or properties
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
properties · characteristics · identification · distinction · differentiation · delineation · designation · definition · demarcation · subdivision
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
profiling · screening · filtering · vetting · triaging · rating · ranking · grading · scoring · benchmarking
- classificationclassification, group, cataloging, grouping, kind
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- organizingorganizing, grouping, structuring, classifying, ordering
- arrangingarranging, organizing, ordering, positioning, placing
- filingfile, filing cabinets, filing cabinet, files, filing systems
- orderlinessneatness, tidiness, cleanliness, organization, arrangement
categorizingrandomizing
Making selection by chance
scrambling · jumbling · mixing up · disorganizing · muddling
categorizingmerging
Blending into one
combining · pooling · homogenizing · blending · unifying
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