Taxonomy vs Astrobabble - What's the difference?
taxonomy | astrobabble |
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.
(informal, derogatory) worthless astrological talk
* 1986 , The Skeptical Inquirer (volume 11)
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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and astrobabble
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while astrobabble is (informal|derogatory) worthless astrological talk.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 * ontologyastrobabble
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(-)- More subtly, it kills off the very understanding that the real thing is supposed to promote and replaces it with tokens of understanding that have value only in an economy of free-floating, all-purpose astrobabble .
- Fluent in astrobabble . Flagrantly philosophical. Fiery for redheads. Awaiting adventure. All femmes need apply.
- Dad's astrobabble theory is annoying, but at least it does the trick. Mom lets it drop for now.