categorization

• Substantiv, das den Vorgang oder die Handlung bezeichnet, Personen oder Dinge nach gemeinsamen Merkmalen in Klassen oder Kategorien einzuteilen. Bezieht sich auch auf das Ergebnis einer solchen Einteilung.

A noun referring to the process or act of arranging people or things into classes or categories based on shared characteristics.

1. Grouping by class or categoryB2formal

   A collection of people or things arranged according to shared characteristics or types.

   Kategorisierung

   • The library uses a categorization system for all its books.
   • This categorization of animals is based on their habitat.
   • The report includes a categorization of customer feedback.

   Synonymearrangementclassificationgroupingorderingsortingtaxonomytypology

2. Cognitive process of classificationC1formal

   The fundamental mental process of organizing information into groups or categories.

   Kognitiver Prozess der Kategorisierung

   • Categorization is a basic cognitive skill that helps us understand the world.
   • Children learn categorization by sorting objects by color or shape.
   • The study focused on how the brain handles categorization tasks.

   Synonymeclassificationgroupingsorting

3. Act of distributing into classesB2formal

   The action of sorting or distributing items into classes or categories of the same type.

   Kategorisierung

   • The categorization of the documents took several hours.
   • Proper categorization of expenses is essential for accounting.
   • The museum's categorization of artifacts follows historical periods.

   Synonymeclassificationgroupingsorting