different between equipartition vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

equi- +? partition

Noun

equipartition (plural equipartitions)

1. The division of something into equal parts.
2. (mathematics, of a graph) The partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.
3. (statistical mechanics) Short for Equipartition theorem.

Derived terms

• equipartition theorem

Verb

equipartition (third-person singular simple present equipartitions, present participle equipartitioning, simple past and past participle equipartitioned)

1. (transitive) To divide into equal parts.

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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