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taxonomy | distributed |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb distributed is

(distribute).

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

    distributed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (distribute)

    • distribute

    English

    Verb

    (distribut)
  • (senseid)To divide into portions and dispense.
    • He distributed the bread amongst his followers.
  • (senseid)To supply to retail outlets.
    • The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.
  • (senseid)To deliver or pass out.
    • A network of children distributes flyers to every house.
  • (senseid)To scatter or spread.
    • I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.
  • (senseid)To apportion (more or less evenly).
    • The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.
  • (senseid)To classify or separate into categories.
    • The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.
  • (senseid)(mathematics) To be distributive.
  • (printing) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
  • (printing) To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
  • (logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.
  • * Whately
    • A term is said to be distributed when it is taken universal, so as to stand for everything it is capable of being applied to.

    Derived terms

    * distributable * distribution * distributionism * distributism * distributivism * distributivity * distributor

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