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Taxonomy vs Certifiable - What's the difference?

taxonomy | certifiable |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and certifiable

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while certifiable is (informal) a crazy person.

As an adjective certifiable is

(of a document) that can, or that must be certified.

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

    certifiable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a document) That can, or that must be certified.
  • (informal, of a person) Mentally ill to such an extent that involuntary institutionalization is appropriate; crazy.

    • Synonyms

    * (mentally ill): insane, mad, nuts

    Derived terms

    * certifiably

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A crazy person.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 22, author=Bob Herbert, title=Voices of Anxiety, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Forget the certifiables who are scrawling Hitler mustaches on pictures of the president. }}

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