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Taxonomy vs Precedented - What's the difference?

taxonomy | precedented |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective precedented is

having a precedent; not novel.

As a verb precedented is

past tense of precedent.

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

    precedented

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a precedent; not novel
  • *{{quote-book, 1905, George Pierce Baker & Henry Barrett Huntington, The Principles of Argumentation citation
    • , passage=We have a right to take any method that is legal and is precedented .}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rare) (precedent)
  • *{{quote-book, year=2005, , chapter=So You Want To Be A Precedent, America The Book, page=92 citation
    • , passage="Is 'precedented' even a word?" you may ask. Well, it is now, Noah-fucking-Webster. I just precedented it. }}

    Related terms

    * unprecedented