categorization
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categorization
- /ˌkæt.ə.ɡə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌkæt.ə.ɡə.ɹəˈzeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- [ˌkæɾ.ə.ɡə.ɹəˈzeɪ.ʃən] Canada, US
noun categorizations · categorisation
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A group of things arranged by category.
Similar: classification
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The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
It’s fair to say that Wikipedia has spent far more time considering the philosophical ramifications of categorization than Aristotle and Kant ever did.
Similar: classification, typing
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noun process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes
| Español | categorización |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 分類 /分类 fēnlèi, 歸類 /归类 guīlèi |
| Português | categorização |
| Français | catégorisation |
| Deutsch | Kategorisierung |
| Italiano | categorizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | κατηγοριοποίηση katigoriopoíisi, ταξινόμηση taxinómisi, κατάταξη katátaxi |
| Română | categorisire |
| Русский | категоризация kategorizacija |
Talk about this word "categorization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/categorization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. categorization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/categorization "categorization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/categorization.Cite this
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title = {categorization},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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