Definition of Categorization

1. Noun. A group of people or things arranged by class or category.

Exact synonyms: Categorisation, Classification
Generic synonyms: Arrangement
Specialized synonyms: Dichotomy, Duality, Trichotomy
Derivative terms: Categorize, Classify, Classify

2. Noun. The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories.

3. Noun. The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.

Definition of Categorization

1. Noun. a group of things arranged by category; a classification ¹

2. Noun. the process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Categorization

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Categorization

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categorifying
categorisable
categorisation
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categorist
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categorizations
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category killer
category killers
category mistake
category mistakes
category theory
categoryless

Literary usage of Categorization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Overview of the Third Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-3) edited by D. K. Harmon (1995)
"Acquaintance: A Novel Vector-Space N-Gram Technique for Document Categorization Stephen Huffman and Marc Damashek Department of Defense Ft. George G. Meade, ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... categorization, chronography, collocation, codification; see ORGANIZATION, ADJUSTMENT. Antonyms: see DISORDER. 2. Referring to the result: ..."

3. La Niäna and Its Impacts: Facts and Speculation by Michael H. Glantz (2002)
"... Table 3-1 Categorization of mean October—March Nino3.4 values in terms of non-ENSO, and strong or moderate La Nina years The criteria used in this ..."

4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Categorization of Animal Colonies The recommendations on pages l6-19 concern the modification or expansion of existing animal colonies and the selective ..."

5. Computer Models for Water-Resources Planning and Management: National Study by Ralph A. Wurbs (1997)
"Model Categorization Watershed models can be categorized as single-event or continuous. Single-event models are designed to simulate individual storm events ..."

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