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taxonomy

[tak-son-uh-mee] / tækˈsɒn ə mi /




NOUN
scientific classification
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The project also demonstrated how effective coordinated taxonomy workshops can be, offering a faster and more collaborative approach to species discovery.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Plainly, what’s needed is a taxonomy of AI slop: which manifestations are merely nuisances, which are actually entertaining, which are threats to social or political order.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

"Our shared vision is making taxonomy faster, more efficient, more accessible and more visible," the team said in their paper.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

In the emerging taxonomy of eVTOLs, the BlackFly is known as a tilt-aircraft design.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

All I had to do was provide the illustrations, and I could draw as well as Fred could explain taxonomy.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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