Taxonomy vs Ascendent - What's the difference?
taxonomy | ascendent |
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.
Upward in direction or proclivity.
In power; controlling.
* Grote
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ascendent
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ascendent is a person from whom one is descended.As an adjective ascendent is
upward in direction or proclivity.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologyascendent
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, no man could possibly hold an ascendent position.