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Taxonomy vs Intuitive - What's the difference?

taxonomy | intuitive |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and intuitive

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while intuitive is one who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.

As an adjective intuitive is

spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.

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

    intuitive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Steven Sloman , title=The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation , volume=100, issue=1, page=74 , magazine= citation , passage=Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.}}
  • * 2013 February 16, Laurie Goodstein, “ Cardinals Size Up Potential Candidates for New Pope”, NYTimes.com :
    • These impressions [of potential papal candidates], collected from interviews with a variety of church officials and experts, may influence the very intuitive , often unpredictable process the cardinals will use to decide who should lead the world’s largest church.
    The intuitive response turned out to be correct.
  • Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
    • Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult.
  • Having a marked degree of intuition.

    • Antonyms

    * non-intuitive * counterintuitive

    Related terms

    * intuition * intuit

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.
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