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Taxonomy vs Affluent - What's the difference?

taxonomy | affluent |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and affluent

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while affluent is somebody who is wealthy.

As an adjective affluent is

abundant; copious; plenteous.

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

    affluent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rft-sense) Somebody who is wealthy.
  • * 1994 , Philip D. Cooper, Health care marketing: a foundation for managed quality (page 183)
    • The affluents are most similar to the professional want-it-alls in their reasons for preferring specific hospitals and in their demographic characteristics.
  • A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Abundant; copious; plenteous.
  • * H. Reed
    • languageaffluent in expression
  • (label) Abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Michael Sivak
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply? , passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent , with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.}}
  • (label) Tributary.
  • (label) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
  • * Harvey
    • affluent blood

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * affluence * affluently

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