subtypes
Categories within categories
Subtypes are categories within a larger type, distinguished by specific features while sharing the broader category's essential characteristics.
Blood has subtypes (A, B, AB, O).
Diseases have subtypes that respond differently to treatment.
In programming, a subtype inherits properties from its parent type while adding specialized behavior: The function accepts any subtype of Animal.
Finest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- classGrouping by shared traits
phylum · kingdom · domain · clade · strains · breeds · cultivars · hybrids
Distinct forms within category
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- versionsDistinct forms or renditions
- formsVarieties or documents
- flavorsDistinct taste qualities
styles · models · editions · iterations · permutations · configurations · options · alternatives
Systematic grouping by traits
- kindsDistinct categories or types
- groupsCollections of related things
- classesInstructional sessions or groupings
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
genres · families · orders · sets · series · ranks · labels · niches
State of being dissimilar
- pluralityLargest share among several
- multiplicityState of being many
- variabilityTendency to change
- rangeExtent of variation
spectrum · assortment · array · mosaic · kaleidoscope · multifaceted · breadth · richness
Systematic grouping by traits
- systematicsScience of classifying organisms
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
binomial · morphology · identification · characterization · differentiation · categorization · hierarchies · branching
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
class · phylum · kingdom · domain · clade · strains · breeds · cultivars · hybrids · lineage
varieties
Distinct forms within category
flavors · styles · models · editions · iterations · permutations · configurations · options · alternatives · modifications
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- kindsDistinct categories or types
- groupsCollections of related things
- classesInstructional sessions or groupings
divisions · genres · families · orders · sets · series · ranks · labels · niches · collections
heterogeneity
State of being dissimilar
- pluralityLargest share among several
- multiplicityState of being many
- variabilityTendency to change
range · spectrum · assortment · array · mosaic · kaleidoscope · multifaceted · breadth · richness · differentiation
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- systematicsScience of classifying organisms
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
nomenclature · binomial · morphology · identification · characterization · differentiation · categorization · hierarchies · branching · splitting
- Enneagramreformer, helper, achiever, individualist, investigator
subtypesabstractions
Non-concrete conceptual ideas
universals · aggregates · wholes · generalizations · totalities