Taxonomy vs Auction - What's the difference?
taxonomy | auction |
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.
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and auction
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while auction is a public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.As a verb auction is
to sell at an auction.taxonomy
English
(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 * ontologyauction
English
(wikipedia auction)Noun
(en noun)Competition, hammered, passage=Auctions' come in a wide variety. In a “Dutch '''auction'''”, often used to sell flowers and fruit, prices start high and gradually drop until a bidder is willing to pay up. A “Japanese '''auction'''” is a bit like poker: bids rise with each round and anyone who wants to win must bid every time. Vendors using ' auctions rid themselves of the headache of choosing prices and instead just pick the rules bidders must follow.}}