grouping vs classification

classification vs grouping

grouping and classification both are nouns.

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

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

grouping: the activity of putting things together in groups
classification: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

Other hyponyms of grouping include pairing, punctuation, phrasing, assortment, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization, aggregation, assembling, collecting, collection, sorting.

grouping (noun)	classification (noun)
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit	the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
the activity of putting things together in groups	restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
a system for classifying things into groups	the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
	a group of people or things arranged by class or category

Difference between grouping and classification

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