different between coterminal vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

co- +? terminal

Noun

coterminal (plural coterminals)

1. (aviation) One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.

Adjective

coterminal (not comparable)

1. Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.
2. (geometry, of two angles) Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.

   When you try to draw two coterminal angles on a circle, you will find that you only get one line.

3. (category theory) Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
4. (university education, of a student) Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.

   coterminal student

Synonyms

• (category theory): initial

Antonyms

• (category theory): terminal

Translations

See also

• Initial and terminal objects on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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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