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taxonomy

Also known as taxonomic scheme

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Taxonomy is the scientific system for organizing and classifying living things into groups based on their similarities and relationships. It matters because it helps scientists and others understand the diversity of life and how different organisms are connected to one another.

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Etymology
Applications
History
Taxonomy in various disciplines
Natural sciences
Business and economics
Computing
Software engineering
Other uses of taxonomy in computing
Education and academia
Safety
Other taxonomies
Taxonomy for the web
In communications theory
Is-a and has-a relationships, and hyponymy
Research
Theoretical approaches
Knowledge organization
Ereshevsky
Logical and rationalist approaches
Empiricist approaches
Historical and hermeneutical approaches
Pragmatic, functionalist and teleological approaches
Artificial versus natural classification
Taxonomic monism vs. pluralism
Examples of important taxonomies
Periodic table
Linnaean taxonomy
Astronomy
Hornbostel–Sachs classification of musical instruments
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Sample list of taxonomies
Business, organizations, and economics
Mathematics
Media
Science
Other
Organizations involved in taxonomy
See also
Notes
References
External links

right|thumb|280px|Generalized scheme of taxonomy

Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme of classes (a taxonomy) and the allocation of things to the classes (classification).