Taxonomy vs Symbol - What's the difference?
taxonomy | symbol |
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.
A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.
(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
Visible traces or impressions, made using a writing device or tool, that are connected together and/or are slightly separated. Sometimes symbols represent objects or events that occupy space or things that are not physical and do not occupy space.
(crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
* Jeremy Taylor
Share; allotment.
* Jeremy Taylor
To symbolize.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and symbol
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while symbol is symbol.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologysymbol
English
Noun
(en noun)- $ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
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- ' is the octothorpe symbol .
- ''Chinese people use word symbols for writing.
- The lion is the symbol''' of courage; the lamb is the '''symbol of meekness or patience.
- The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea.
- The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols .
- They do their work in the days of peace and come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague.
- The persons who are to be judged shall all appear to receive their symbol .
Derived terms
* status symbol * typographical symbolVerb
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