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Taxonomy vs Organum - What's the difference?

taxonomy | organum |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and organum

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while organum is a type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong.

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

    organum

    Noun

    (organa)
  • (music) a type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong
  • (archaic) A method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted.
  • * 1794 , George Adams, Lectures on natural and experimental philosophy
  • He has given us an organum of a different origin and construction from that of Arislotle
  • * 1823 , Thomas Wirgman, An Entirely New, Complete and Permanent Science of Philosophy
  • Another important circumstance respecting our transcendental esthetics is, that it does not insinuate itself merely as a plausible hypothesis, but is as certain and indubitable as we can require any theory to be in order to serve as an organum .