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reclassification vs categorisation

categorisation vs reclassification

reclassification and categorisation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reclassification Yes No No No
categorisation Yes No No No
As nouns, categorisation is a hypernym of reclassification; that is, categorisation is a word with a broader meaning than reclassification:
  • reclassification: classifying something again (usually in a new category)
  • categorisation: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
Other hypernyms of reclassification include assortment, categorization, classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization.
reclassification (noun) categorisation (noun)
classifying something again (usually in a new category) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
a group of people or things arranged by class or category
Difference between reclassification and categorisation

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