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Taxonomy vs Dubiety - What's the difference?

taxonomy | dubiety |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and dubiety

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while dubiety is (uncountable) doubtfulness.

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

    dubiety

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Doubtfulness.
  • * 1906 , , The Fortune Hunter , ch. 18,
  • Graham fell in with the scheme without a murmur of dubiety or dissent.
  • (countable) A particular instance of doubt or uncertainty.
  • * 1843 , , book 2, ch. 2,
  • And yet these grim old walls are not a dilettantism and dubiety ; they are an earnest fact. It was a most real and serious purpose they were built for!
  • * 1851 , , ch. 4,
  • Sterling's dubieties as to continuing at Bordeaux were quickly decided.