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taxonomy

[tak-son-uh-mee] / tækˈsɒn ə mi /




NOUN
scientific classification
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As the authors note, "New species continue to be discovered, exemplified by Lycodon irwini, highlighting the ongoing progress in taxonomy and the incomplete understanding of herpetofaunal diversity and distribution in the region."

From Science Daily

Plainly, what’s needed is a taxonomy of AI slop: which manifestations are merely nuisances, which are actually entertaining, which are threats to social or political order.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our shared vision is making taxonomy faster, more efficient, more accessible and more visible," the team said in their paper.

From Science Daily

White’s taxonomy of New Yorkers: the natives, the commuters and the settlers who are “born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Of Yemeni and Syrian heritage, Al-Shamahi grew up in Birmingham, England; earned degrees in evolutionary biology and taxonomy and biodiversity from Imperial College London and was named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times