grouping
Arranging by category
A grouping is a collection of things or people placed together based on shared characteristics or purpose: The teacher arranged students into groupings by reading level.
The word emphasizes the act or result of organizing into sets rather than the items themselves.
Grouping also refers to the process: The grouping of data by region revealed patterns.
Arranging into groups
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- sortingArranging into sequence
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
ranking · grading · labeling · tagging · indexing · designation · nomenclature · systematics
Barrier separating spaces
- separationState of being apart
- segmentationDivision into sections
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- categorizationArranging into groups
compartmentalization · demarcation · sectioning · splitting · sorting · bracketing · binning · parceling
Structured group with purpose
- configurationArrangement of parts
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- orderingPlacing in sequence
pattern · format · system · composition · distribution · formation · alignment · sequence
Combined collection of items
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- clumpThick gathered mass
Gathered works assembled together
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- archiveStored historical records
- repositoryPlace for storing things
inventory · accumulation · stockpile · cache · selection · series · set · assemblage
Collection of people meeting
- meetingGathering for discussion
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
caucus · forum · summit · session · conclave · symposium · panel · committee
Tendency to bind together
- solidarityUnity among allies
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
alliance · federation · coalition · bloc · merger · amalgamation · synthesis · bonding
categorization
Arranging into groups
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- sortingArranging into sequence
cataloging · ranking · grading · labeling · tagging · indexing · designation · nomenclature · systematics · stratification
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- separationState of being apart
- segmentationDivision into sections
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
categorization · compartmentalization · demarcation · sectioning · splitting · sorting · bracketing · binning · parceling · allocation
organization
Structured group with purpose
- configurationArrangement of parts
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
ordering · pattern · format · system · composition · distribution · formation · alignment · sequence · placement
aggregation
Combined collection of items
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
clump · knot · bundle · mass · bunch · pocket · node · hub · nexus · bloc
compilation
Gathered works assembled together
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- archiveStored historical records
repository · inventory · accumulation · stockpile · cache · selection · series · set · assemblage · compendium
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- meetingGathering for discussion
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
conference · caucus · forum · summit · session · conclave · symposium · panel · committee · workshop
cohesion
Tendency to bind together
- solidarityUnity among allies
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
consolidation · alliance · federation · coalition · bloc · merger · amalgamation · synthesis · bonding · affiliation
- arrangingarranging, organizing, ordering, positioning, placing
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
- decoratingdecorating, adorning, embellishing, ornamenting, beautifying
- organization methodsalphabetical order, chronological order, alphabetical, chronological, categorization
- sorting activitiesalphabetizing, filing, categorizing, binning, grading
- algebravariables, equations, equation, polynomials, algebraic equations
groupingscattering
Distribution in many directions
dispersal · randomization · chaos · disorganization · disarray
groupingseparation
State of being apart
scattering · disconnection · distribution · fragmentation · spreading
- social groupingCategory of affiliated individuals