classification

/ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण क्लैसिफ़िकेशन

वर्गीकरण

Core word

noun

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[U, C]
the act or process of putting people or things into a group or class; a group or class into which somebody or something is put
वर्गीकरण
- the classification of animals
- The library's classification of books makes them easy to find.
- The classification of plants depends on their flowers and leaves.
+ 2 more examples
- Under the new classification, the school is placed in the top category.
- Scientists changed the classification of the species last year.
Synonyms categorization grouping sorting ordering

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

classification of + noun

Of introduces the things being sorted into groups.

'Of' के बाद वे चीज़ें आती हैं जिन्हें वर्गों में बाँटा जा रहा है।

The classification of plants helps botanists.
The classification of books is done by subject.

classification into + groups

Into shows the groups that result.

'Into' के बाद वे समूह आते हैं जो बनते हैं।

The classification of animals into mammals and birds is basic.
Her classification of the data into three types was clear.

classification by / according to + criterion

By or according to names the feature used for sorting.

'By' या 'according to' के बाद वह आधार आता है जिससे छँटाई होती है।

Classification by age is used in sports.
Classification according to size is simple.

countable and uncountable use

A classification is one particular system; classification alone means the activity or process.

A classification एक विशेष प्रणाली है; केवल classification क्रिया या प्रक्रिया है।

Linnaeus produced a classification of living things.
Classification is an important skill in science.

+Collocations 4

adjective + classification

scientificbroaddetailedofficialtraditionalsimple

The scientific classification of the tiger puts it among the big cats.

verb + classification

makecarry outrevisechangeacceptbase on

The committee revised the classification of jobs.

classification + noun

systemschemecriteriacodetablelevel

The library uses a decimal classification system.

noun + classification

jobsecurityagespeciesdisabilitycaste

Security classification decides who may see the papers.

“More examples 5

The biology exam asked students to explain the classification of vertebrates.

जीव विज्ञान की परीक्षा में विद्यार्थियों से कशेरुकी प्राणियों का वर्गीकरण समझाने को कहा गया।

Radhika's project on rocks needed a simple classification of types.

राधिका के चट्टानों पर प्रोजेक्ट में प्रकारों का एक सरल वर्गीकरण आवश्यक था।

The census uses its own classification of occupations.

जनगणना व्यवसायों का अपना वर्गीकरण प्रयोग करती है।

A good classification makes information easy to find.

अच्छा वर्गीकरण जानकारी को ढूँढना आसान बनाता है।

Her income puts her in a higher tax classification.

उसकी आय उसे उच्चतर कर-श्रेणी में रखती है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ ~~The classification between birds and insects is easy.~~

✓ The classification of birds and insects is easy.

Classification takes of for the things sorted; between does not fit.

Classification के साथ वर्गीकृत होने वाली चीज़ों के लिए 'of' आता है; 'between' ठीक नहीं।

✗ ~~The classification of books are done by the librarian.~~

✓ The classification of books is done by the librarian.

The subject is classification, which is singular.

Subject 'classification' है, जो singular है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Classification, category and grade all involve groups, but they name different things.

Classification, category और grade तीनों समूहों से जुड़े हैं, पर इनके अर्थ भिन्न हैं।

classification

The act or system of sorting things into groups.

चीज़ों को समूहों में छाँटने की क्रिया या प्रणाली।

The classification of fruits was done by colour.