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Taxonomy vs Intellect - What's the difference?

taxonomy | intellect |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and intellect

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while intellect is the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable) .

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

    intellect

    English

    Noun

  • the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable)
  • Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
  • the capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable)
  • They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect .
  • a person who has that faculty to a great degree
  • Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * mind