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classification scheme

classification scheme noun: the descriptive information for an arrangement or division of objects into groups based on characteristics which the objects have in common.

Noun

classification scheme (plural classification schemes)

  1. The descriptive information for an arrangement or division of objects into groups based on characteristics which the objects have in common.

Forms of classification scheme

pluralclassification schemes

Questions about classification scheme

What does classification scheme mean?
Classification scheme means the descriptive information for an arrangement or division of objects into groups based on characteristics which the objects have in common.
What part of speech is classification scheme?
Classification scheme is a noun.
What is the plural of classification scheme?
The plural of classification scheme is classification schemes.

Words near classification scheme in the dictionary

  1. classifiability
  2. classifiable
  3. classific
  4. classifically
  5. classification
  6. classification scheme
  7. classification schemes
  8. classification societies
  9. classification society
  10. classification yard
  11. classification yards

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