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Taxonomy vs Fiduciary - What's the difference?

taxonomy | fiduciary |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and fiduciary

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while fiduciary is (legal) one who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee.

As an adjective fiduciary is

(legal) related to trusts and trustees.

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

    fiduciary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (legal) Related to trusts and trustees.
    • a fiduciary contract
    a fiduciary duty
  • Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities.
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 63:
    • Indeed, currency would be more effective for not being gold and silver but fiduciary paper money.

    Noun

    (fiduciaries)
  • (legal) One who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee.
  • (theology) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian.