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Taxonomy vs Polymath - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and polymath

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while polymath is a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

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

    polymath

    English

    (wikipedia polymath)

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
  • * 1624 , , (The Anatomy of Melancholy) (2nd edn.), p.6:
    • To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.

    Synonyms

    * polyhistor * renaissance man

    Antonyms

    * monomath

    Related terms

    * automath * polymathy * polymathic * polymathist

    Coordinate terms

    * factotum, handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist

    References

    * “ polymath, n. (a.)'']” listed in the '' [2nd ed., 1989 * “ polymath, n. ''and'' adj.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., September 2006