classification vs relegation

relegation vs classification

classification and relegation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
classification	Yes	No	No	No
relegation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relegation is a hyponym of classification; that is, relegation 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
relegation: the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

Other hyponyms of classification include indexing, reclassification, stratification, taxonomy, typology, hierarchisation, hierarchization.

classification (noun)	relegation (noun)
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type	authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people	mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories	the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
a group of people or things arranged by class or category

Difference between classification and relegation

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