different between formulaic vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

formula +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?f??mj??le?.?k/
• Rhymes: -e??k

Adjective

formulaic (comparative more formulaic, superlative most formulaic)

1. Closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original.

   That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons.

Derived terms

• formulaically
• formulaicity
• formulaicness

Related terms

• formula

Anagrams

• cauliform, fumarolic

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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