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Taxonomy vs Perscrutation - What's the difference?

taxonomy | perscrutation |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and perscrutation

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while perscrutation is a thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny.

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

    perscrutation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny.
  • *1603 , John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 103:
  • *:The first and universall reasons are of a hard perscrutation .
  • * 1843 , '', book 2, ch. 8, ''The Electon
    • Such guessing, visioning, dim perscrutation of the momentous future: the very clothmakers, old women, all townsfolk speak of it