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Taxonomy vs Addend - What's the difference?

taxonomy | addend |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and addend

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while addend is (mathematics) any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.

As a verb addend is

to furnish with an addendum.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    addend

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) Any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
  • (organic chemistry) A moiety added to another molecule
  • Synonyms

    * (any of various terms added together) summand

    Coordinate terms

    * (term added to another) augend, sum

    See also

    * addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend * summation

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with an addendum.
  • (organic chemistry) To furnish with an addend.
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