categorization

Etymology

From categorize + -ation.

noun

  1. A group of things arranged by category; a classification.
  2. The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
    It’s fair to say that Wikipedia has spent far more time considering the philosophical ramifications of categorization than Aristotle and Kant ever did. 29 Apr 2013, James Gleick, “Wikipedia's Women Problem”, in New York Review of Books

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