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Taxonomy vs Interconference - What's the difference?

taxonomy | interconference |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective interconference is

(sports) occurring between two athletic conferences, or between two teams that are members of different conferences.

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

    interconference

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (sports) Occurring between two athletic conferences, or between two teams that are members of different conferences
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 21, author=Jeff Z. Klein And Karl-Eric Reif, title=In the N.H.L., East Is East and West Is West, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Finally, the truest measure of quality: In interconference games, Western teams have a 57-38 record against the East, including overtime and penalty shootout results — a winning percentage of .600. }}