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Taxonomy vs Catastasis - What's the difference?

taxonomy | catastasis |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and catastasis

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while catastasis is in classical drama, the third and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe.

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

    catastasis

    English

    Noun

  • In classical drama, the third and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe.
  • :* 1922', It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis, epitasis, '''catastasis , catastrophe. — James Joyce, ''Ulysses
  • :* 1965', ‘The object of the meta-theatre is precisely that – to allow the participants to see through their first roles in it. But that is only the '''catastasis .’ — John Fowles, ''The Magus

    • Related terms

    * protasis * epitasis * catastrophe