misclassifying
Putting somewhere incorrect
Misclassifying is putting something in the wrong category.
The error can be minor or consequential: a librarian misclassifying a novel affects browsing; an employer misclassifying workers as independent contractors affects taxes and benefits.
The algorithm kept misclassifying spam as legitimate mail.
Incorrect identification marking
- misidentificationWrongly recognizing something
- miscategorizingLabeling under wrong type
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
misjudgment · inaccuracy · incorrectness · misreading · miscalculation · mistake · blunder · misstep
Unjust differential treatment
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
Finest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
cladistics · binomial · nomenclature · systematics · kingdom · phylum · domain · morphology
Failure to exercise care
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- inadvertentDone without intention
- accidentalOccurring by chance
unintentional · slip · lapse · omission · overlooked · disregarded · hasty · sloppy
mislabeling
Incorrect identification marking
- misidentificationWrongly recognizing something
- miscategorizingLabeling under wrong type
- misattributionCrediting the wrong source
misinterpretation · misjudgment · inaccuracy · incorrectness · misreading · miscalculation · mistake · blunder · misstep · erroneous
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
phylogeny · cladistics · binomial · nomenclature · systematics · kingdom · phylum · domain · morphology · specimen
negligence
Failure to exercise care
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- inadvertentDone without intention
accidental · unintentional · slip · lapse · omission · overlooked · disregarded · hasty · sloppy