categorization
pronunciation
How to pronounce categorization in British English:
UK [ˌkætəɡəraɪ'zeɪʃn]
How to pronounce categorization in American English:
US [ˌkætəɡəraɪ'zeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
Word Origin
- categorization (n.)
- 1866, noun of action from categorize. Perhaps influenced by French catégorisation (1845).
Example
- 1. However , wigand defies easy categorization .
- 2. What 's really great about the hall of celebrity is its detailed categorization .
- 3. Most languages today defy a simple categorization and instead represent a variety of programming styles . Ceylon is no different .
- 4. Our guests ran with the assignment , offering a range of books eclectic enough to defy categorization by the dewey decimal system .
- 5. These tests often involve categorization , which has been shown to be a strength of westerners .