Taxonomy vs Extraneous - What's the difference?
taxonomy | extraneous |
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.
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
Not essential or intrinsic
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.As an adjective extraneous is
not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.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 * ontologyextraneous
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Adjective
(-)- to separate gold from extraneous matter
- Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.