Taxonomy vs Equipoise - What's the difference?
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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.
A state of balance; equilibrium.
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* 1869 , , Ch. IV,
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A counterbalance.
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To act or make to act as an equipoise.
To cause to be or stay in equipoise.
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As a proper noun equipoise is
(pharmaceutical drug|trademark) market name for the anabolic steroid boldenone undecylenate.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologyequipoise
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(wikipedia equipoise)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(-)- Government was unnerved, confounded, and in a manner suspended. Its equipoise was totally gone.
- “An easy evasion”, retorted the excited bride, who had lost her mental equipoise .
- The words were not without emotion, and retained their level tone as if by a careful equipoise between imminent extremes.
- And I saw him thus absorbed in godly pursuits in the midst of business, not once or twice, but very often. I never saw him lose his state of equipoise .
- The cone’s not fixed, it’s hung by a chain from a lever, and balanced by an equipoise .