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Taxonomy vs Zenonism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and zenonism

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while Zenonism is the philosophy of Zeno of Citium; stoicism.

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

    zenonism

    English

    Alternate forms

    * Zenoism

    Noun

    (-)
  • The philosophy of ; stoicism.
  • A philosophical framework in which a finite continuum is regarded as an infinite number of discrete elements.
  • * 1995 , Eugene Asarin et al, "Symbolic controller synthesis for discrete and timed systems", Lecture Notes in Computer Science , volume 999, page 1-20:
    • While synthesizing a controller for timed automata one should be careful not letting any of the players win by "Zenonism ", that is, by preventing the time from progressing as does the Tortoise in its race against Achilles.
  • * 1998 , Paolo Rossi, "I Punti Di Zenone: Una Preistoria Vichiana", Nuncius , volume 13, issue 2, page 377:
    • Zenonism (which regards the continuum as composed of points) was defended on various occasions in the Jesuit context, and was also repressed and condemned a number of times.
  • * 2000 , Keith Ansell Pearson, "Nietzsche’s Brave New World of Force", Kairos: A Journal of Philosophy , volume 9:

    • Derived terms

    * Zenoist, Zenonist English eponyms