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trichotomy vs classification

classification vs trichotomy

trichotomy and classification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trichotomy Yes No No No
classification Yes No No No
As nouns, classification is a hypernym of trichotomy; that is, classification is a word with a broader meaning than trichotomy:
  • trichotomy: being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses
  • classification: a group of people or things arranged by class or category
Other hypernyms of trichotomy include categorisation, categorization.
trichotomy (noun) classification (noun)
being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
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 trichotomy and classification

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