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Taxonomy vs Impedance - What's the difference?

taxonomy | impedance |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and impedance

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while impedance is a measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.

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

    impedance

    English

    Noun

  • (label) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.
  • (label) A quantity analogous to electrical impedance in some other energy domain
  • # a measure of opposition to motion of something subjected to a force; the ratio of force to velocity treated as complex quantities.
  • # the ratio of sound pressure to volume flow rate treated as complex quantities.
  • a measure of the opposition caused by differences between two paradigms, especially between object-oriented development and relational databases
  • * 1997 , Bhavani M. Thuraisingham, Data Management Systems: Evolution and Interoperation (ISBN 0849394937), CRC Press, page 33:
    • Some argue that having impedance mismatch is difficult for programming intensive applications.
  • * 2002 , Jim Melton, Advanced SQL:1999: Understanding Object-Relational and Other Advanced Features (ISBN 1558606777), Morgan Kaufmann, page 353:
    • But the impedance mismatch between SQL and Java was no better than between SQL and other languages.
  • * 2004 , Scott W. Ambler, The Object Primer: Agile Model-Driven Development with UML 2.0 (ISBN 1397805218), Cambridge University Press, page 442:
    • Why does a technological impedance mismatch exist?

    Usage notes

    Impedance is universally given the symbol Z in technical works which is often used as a synonym for the word even in running text.

    Derived terms

    * impedance coil * characteristic impedance * image impedance * impedance of free space * impedance plethysmography

    Related terms

    * impediment