classification vs trichotomy

classification and trichotomy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, trichotomy is a hyponym of classification; that is, trichotomy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than classification:

classification: a group of people or things arranged by class or category
trichotomy: being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses

Other hyponyms of classification include dichotomy, duality.

classification (noun)	trichotomy (noun)
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type	being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses
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

classification vs trichotomy

classification and trichotomy both are nouns.

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