As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.
As an adjective pessimal is
bad to a maximal extent; worst.
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
pessimal
English
Adjective
(-)
bad to a maximal extent; worst
Related terms
* pessimism
* pessimist
* pessimistic
*pessimize
Antonyms
* optimal
Quotations
Bollobas, Bela. Modern Graph Theory. 1998.
* "Optimal and Pessimal Orderings of Steiner Triple Systems in Disk Arrays" [http://books.google.ca/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=MbR0qLpZv6kC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=pessimal&prev=http://books.google.ca/books%3Fq%3Dpessimal&sig=tGb9PFkNTjBz3SV09u_Qky3H4Fk]
Ordeshook, Peter C; Rose, Gregory F; Niou, Emerson M. The balance of power: Stability in international systems. 1989.
* "Calculated in this way, a security value represents a pessimal view of possibilities." [http://books.google.ca/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=BMyLrCrBQ9MC&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=pessimal&prev=http://books.google.ca/books%3Fq%3Dpessimal%26lr%3D%26start%3D20&sig=eQ5lom-Bgbr59WpYMXzqtxcST80]
