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As a noun taxonomy

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

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

    quintillion

    English

    Numeral

    (head)
  • A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.
  • * 2014 , BBC News Magazine Monitor, Small Data: Those big numbers keep on coming , BBC:
    • Last week, we used...the BBC News website's biggest number: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808, that's 9.2 quintillion...[the maximum video viewer count on YouTube's] updated counter software.
  • A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 1030.

    • Synonyms

    * 1018: a trillion * 1030: a nonillion

    See also

    * (short and long scale) Previous': quadrillion. ' Next : sextillion. * ISO prefix: exa- ().

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (figuratively, slang) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.

    • Synonyms

    * See also .