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Taxonomy vs Perspicuity - What's the difference?

taxonomy | perspicuity |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and perspicuity

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while perspicuity is clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.

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

    perspicuity

    English

    Alternative forms

    * perspicuite (rel-mid5) * perspicuitie (rel-mid5) * perspicuitye (rel-mid5) * perspicuyte (rel-mid5) * perspycuitie

    Noun

  • Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.
  • * 1905 , (George Bernard Shaw), The Irrational Knot , ch. 18,
    • Whether through the first officer's want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the explanation.
  • Perspicacity; insight.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity .}}
  • * 1965 , " The Stupid Spy," Time , 19 Mar,
    • Thompson, a high school dropout, said with rare perspicuity that he doubted the FBI would hire him.
  • (rare) Transparency; translucence.
  • * 1900 , (w), The Touchstone , ch. 11,
    • It must have been on some such day of harsh sunlight, the incisive February brightness that gives perspicuity without warmth.

    Synonyms

    * perspicuousness

    Related terms

    * perspicacious * perspicaciously * perspective

    References

    * “ perspicuity]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989 * “ perspicuity, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010 * * * * "perspicuity"] in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.