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Taxonomy vs Symmetry - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and symmetry

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while symmetry is exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.

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

    symmetry

    English

    (wikipedia symmetry)

    Noun

    (symmetries)
  • Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
  • (uncountable) The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=She was like a Beardsley Salome , he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry .}}

    Related terms

    * symmetric

    References