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Taxonomy vs Cardinality - What's the difference?

taxonomy | cardinality |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cardinality

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cardinality is (set theory) of a set, the number of elements it contains.

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

    cardinality

    English

    (wikipedia cardinality)

    Noun

    (cardinalities)
  • (set theory) Of a set, the number of elements it contains.
    • The empty set has a cardinality of zero.
  • (data modeling) The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.

    • Synonyms

    * (in set theory) power

    Related terms

    * cardinal

    See also

    * aleph * cardinal number * multiplicity