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Taxonomy vs Scholastic - What's the difference?

taxonomy | scholastic |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and scholastic

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while scholastic is (scholastic).

As an adjective scholastic is

(scholastic).

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

    scholastic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to school; academic
  • * This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
  • (philosophy) Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
  • (John Locke)
  • Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
  • Derived terms

    * scholasticism * scholastically