different between holistic vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• wholistic

Etymology

From hol- +? -istic. See holism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h???l?s.t?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ho??l?s.t?k/
• Rhymes: -?st?k
• Homophone: wholistic

Adjective

holistic (comparative more holistic, superlative most holistic)

1. Related to holism.
2. Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.

   Synonym: systemic

   Antonym: atomistic

Translations

Anagrams

• scolithi

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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