Taxonomy vs Geometry - What's the difference?
taxonomy | geometry |
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.
(mathematics, uncountable) the branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships
(mathematics, countable) a type of geometry with particular properties
(countable) the spatial attributes of an object, etc.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and geometry
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while geometry is (mathematics|uncountable) the branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.taxonomy
English
(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 * ontologygeometry
English
(wikipedia geometry)Noun
- spherical geometry
Holonyms
* mathematicsDerived terms
* absolute geometry * affine geometry * algebraic geometry * analytic geometry * chronogeometry * combinatorial geometry * descriptive geometry * differential geometry * elementary geometry * elliptic geometry * Euclidean geometry * finite geometry * fractal geometry * geometry of numbers * hyperbolic geometry * hypergeometry * non-Euclidean geometry * projective geometry * Riemannian geometry * spherical geometry * taxicab geometry * tropical geometryExternal links
* * *Wikibooks electronic book on geometry*
Mathworld article on geometry