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Taxonomy vs Fractionation - What's the difference?

taxonomy | fractionation |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and fractionation

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while fractionation is (chemistry) a separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition changes according to a gradient.

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

    fractionation

    English

    Noun

  • (chemistry) A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition changes according to a gradient.
    • Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.
  • (cryptography) A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "fractionation")