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Taxonomy vs Prevision - What's the difference?

taxonomy | prevision |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and prevision

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while prevision is prevision.

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

    prevision

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (previsions)
  • Advance knowledge; foresight.
  • *1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
  • *:it was the beginning for her of a deeper prevision that, in spite of Miss Overmore's brilliancy and Mrs. Wix's passion, she should live to see a change in the nature of the struggle she appeared to have come into the world to produce.
  • *1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.21:
  • *:The whole discussion is concerned with City States, and their is no prevision of their obsolescence.
  • A prediction.

    • Verb

  • To predict or envision the future.