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Taxonomy vs Cleaving - What's the difference?

taxonomy | cleaving |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cleaving

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cleaving is the act of one who cleaves, splits, or severs.

As a verb cleaving is

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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

    cleaving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who cleaves, splits, or severs.
  • * 2010 , Greg Kucich, Keats, Shelley, and Romantic Spenserianism (page 273)
    • Many of Spenser's readers today find the cleavings and reunifications of Redcrosse and Una presenting a psychodrama of mental fragmentation
  • The act of one who cleaves, clings, or adheres.
  • * 1813 , John Owen, The grace and duty of being spiritually minded
    • On all of them they renew their cleavings to God with love and delight .