different between collinearity vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• colinearity

Etymology

collinear +? -ity

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æ??ti

Noun

collinearity (countable and uncountable, plural collinearities)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being collinear.
2. (countable) The extent to which something is collinear.
3. (countable, genetics) The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded

Derived terms

• acollinearity
• hypercollinearity
• microcollinearity
• noncollinearity

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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