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Taxonomy vs Affirmative - What's the difference?

taxonomy | affirmative |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and affirmative

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while affirmative is yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

As an adjective affirmative is

pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia 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

    affirmative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pertaining to truth; asserting that something is ; affirming
    • an affirmative answer
  • pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
  • positive
    • an affirmative vote
  • Confirmative; ratifying.
    • an act affirmative of common law
  • dogmatic
  • * Berkeley
    • Lysicles was a little disconcerted by the affirmative air of Crito.
  • (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
  • (algebra) positive; not negative

    • Derived terms

    * affirmative action

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
    • That's an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.
    10-4 good buddy. That's an affirmative - the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway.
  • (grammatical terminology) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  • (obsolete) An assertion.
  • * 1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , III.17:
    • that every hare is both male and female, beside the vulgar opinion, was the affirmative of Archelaus, of Plutarch, Philostratus, and many more.

    See also

    * affirmative sentence ----