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These, as marked out by M. Comte, are six in number; and the principle which he proposes for their classification is admirably in accordance with the conditions of our study of Nature.

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  1. noun The act, process, or result of classifying.
  2. noun A category or class.
  3. noun Biology The systematic grouping of organisms into categories on the basis of evolutionary or structural relationships between them; taxonomy.

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  1. = German classification = Dutch klassifikatie = Danish klassifikation = French classification = Spanish clasificacion = Portuguese classificação = Italian classificazione, from New Latin classificatio(n-), from classificare, classify: see classify.
 

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/klæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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