different between slippage vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

slip +? -age

Noun

slippage (countable and uncountable, plural slippages)

1. The act of slipping, especially from a secure location.
2. The amount by which something has slipped.
3. A lessening of performance or achievement.

   Supply-chain problems led to a slippage in production last week.

4. A decrease in motion, or in the power of a mechanical system due to slipping.
5. The difference between estimated and actual transaction costs.
6. Movement of earth on a slope, a landslip.

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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