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classification vs reclassification

reclassification vs classification

classification and reclassification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
classification Yes No No No
reclassification Yes No No No
As nouns, reclassification is a hyponym of classification; that is, reclassification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than classification:
  • classification: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
  • reclassification: classifying something again (usually in a new category)
Other hyponyms of classification include indexing, relegation, stratification, taxonomy, typology, hierarchisation, hierarchization.
classification (noun) reclassification (noun)
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type classifying something again (usually in a new category)
restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
a group of people or things arranged by class or category
Difference between classification and reclassification

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