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Taxonomy vs Myopia - What's the difference?

taxonomy | myopia |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and myopia

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while myopia is (pathology) a disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.

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

    myopia

    English

    (wikipedia myopia)

    Noun

  • (pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
  • A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

    • Synonyms

    * (seeing disorder) shortsightedness, nearsightedness

    Antonyms

    * hyperopia, farsightedness

    Derived terms

    * myope * myopic * myopically

    See also

    * astigmatism * emmetropia * hyperopia * (seeing disorder) presbyopia