Definition of Grouping

1. Noun. Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit.


2. Noun. The activity of putting things together in groups.

3. Noun. A system for classifying things into groups.
Exact synonyms: Pigeonholing
Generic synonyms: Classification System
Derivative terms: Pigeonhole

Definition of Grouping

1. n. The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design.

Definition of Grouping

1. Noun. A collection of things or people united as a group. ¹

2. Noun. The action of the verb '''to group'''. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of group) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grouping

1. a set of objects [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grouping

group velocity
groupable
groupage
groupages
groupalities
groupality
groupe
grouped
grouper
groupers
groupetto
groupie
groupies
groupification
groupifications
grouping (current term)
groupings
groupist
groupists
grouplet
grouplets
grouplike
groupmind
groupminds
groupoid
groupoidal
groupoids
groups
groupset
groupsets

Literary usage of Grouping

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

1. The Journal of Educational Research by American Educational Research Association (1921)
"grouping BY STANDARDIZED TESTS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES SARAH P. KETNER Myrtle Hill School, Denser, Colorado Scientific diagnosis of educational work and ..."

2. Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist: A Popular Illustration of the Principles by Richard Green Moulton (1901)
"... grouping, becomes with them the more it delights to trace in them the application of common ideas to different media of expression. ..."

3. The Genesis of Art-form: An Essay in Comparative æsthetics Showing the by George Lansing Raymond (1893)
"grouping AND ORGANIC FORM IN POETRY AND MUSIC. The Principle of grouping, Resulting from the Requirements of the Product —The Method, Conditioned by this ..."

4. Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education by National Society for the Study of Education (1916)
"CHAPTER IV PROBLEMS OF ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL THE grouping OF GRADES The present grouping of grades is first of all ..."

5. Behavior: An Introduction to Comparative Psychology by John Broadus Watson (1914)
"grouping of problems. I. Sense organ processes.—Introduction.—1. Vision. ... grouping of problems.— (1) Response to pendular vibrations. ..."

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