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Taxonomy vs Vitiation - What's the difference?

taxonomy | vitiation |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and vitiation

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while vitiation is a reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something.

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

    vitiation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something
  • * '>citation
    • Lincoln once reprimanded a young army officer for in-
    dulging in a violent controversy with an associate. "No
    man who is resolved to make the most of himself," said
    Lincoln, "can spare time for personal contention. Still less
    can he afford to take the consequences, including the vitia-
    tion     of his temper and the loss of self-control. [...]
  • moral corruption
  • an abolition or abrogation

    • Related terms

    * vitiate * vice