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Taxonomy vs Isotropy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | isotropy |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and isotropy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while isotropy is (geometry|physics) the property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.

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

    isotropy

    English

    (wikipedia isotropy)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, page 478,
    • down this road, as they watched, came a wagon, then a couple of riders, then a coach and another wagon, in daylight which slowly lost its stark isotropy and was flowed into by clouds and chimney smoke and even episodes of weather

    Antonyms

    * anisotropy

    Related terms

    * isotrope * isotropic * isotropism

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