groupings
Sets arranged together
Groupings are arrangements of things or people into groups.
The word emphasizes the act or result of organizing rather than the groups themselves: The teacher tried several different groupings before finding one that worked.
Groupings often implies that the arrangement is deliberate or could be otherwise: The museum's groupings of artifacts by region rather than era sparked debate.
Statistical population characteristics
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- cohortsGroups of accomplices
- cliquesExclusive social groups
- factionsDissenting internal groups
tribes · castes · classes · subcultures · affiliations · alliances · coalitions · clusters
Science of categorical arrangement
- categoriesGroups of related things
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
systematics · phylum · order · family · rank · nomenclature · cladistics · phenotype
Forming concentrated groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- binningGrouping into discrete categories
- segmentationDivision into sections
partitioning · bucketing · filtering · tagging · categorization · classification · batching · stratification
Formal organizational connection
- allianceFormal union of parties
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- associationGroup with shared aim
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
federation · consortium · collective · network · cluster · bloc · syndicate · conglomerate
Ordered configuration or agreement
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- configurationArrangement of parts
layout · formation · clustering · segmentation · partitioning · ordering · sequencing · tiering
demographics
Statistical population characteristics
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- cohortsGroups of accomplices
- cliquesExclusive social groups
factions · tribes · castes · classes · subcultures · affiliations · alliances · coalitions · clusters · circles
taxonomy
Science of categorical arrangement
- categoriesGroups of related things
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
species · systematics · phylum · order · family · rank · nomenclature · cladistics · phenotype · genotype
clustering
Forming concentrated groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- binningGrouping into discrete categories
segmentation · partitioning · bucketing · filtering · tagging · categorization · classification · batching · stratification · sampling
affiliation
Formal organizational connection
- allianceFormal union of parties
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- associationGroup with shared aim
coalition · federation · consortium · collective · network · cluster · bloc · syndicate · conglomerate · cartel
arrangement
Ordered configuration or agreement
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
configuration · layout · formation · clustering · segmentation · partitioning · ordering · sequencing · tiering · nesting
- classificationcategory, classification, cataloging, kind, categorizing
- groupingscategories, classes, divisions, clusters, sections
- Ways to Grouptypes, kinds, sorts, classes, categories
- mind mapsmind maps, branches, nodes, subtopics, main idea
- divisionssection, sections, segment, segments, subdivision
- shooting rangesshooting range, gun range, lanes, firing range, firing line
groupingsscatterings
Dispersed small quantities
dispersions · disarray · randomness · scatter · chaos
groupingsindividuals
Separate, distinct people
separations · singularity · whole · totality · divisions
groupingsdispersals
Acts of spreading outward
separations · scatterings · isolations · fragmentations · dissolutions
- social groupingCategory of affiliated individuals