taxonomy
science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
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taxonomy
Summary
taxonomy is an academic discipline[1]. taxonomy ranks in the top 0.59% of academic_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,062 views/month, #6 of 1,010).[2]
Key Facts
- taxonomy's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
- taxonomy is a type of typology[4].
- taxonomy is part of biology[5].
- taxonomy is part of systematics[6].
- taxonomy's Commons category is recorded as Taxonomy[7].
- taxonomy's said to be the same as is recorded as biological classification[8].
- taxonomy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taxonomy (biology)[9].
- taxonomy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- taxonomy's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[11].
- taxonomy's partially coincident with is recorded as trace fossil classification[12].
- taxonomy's topic has template is recorded as Template:Bio-taxonomy[13].
- taxonomy's topic has template is recorded as Template:Biological_taxonomy[14].
- taxonomy's has effect is recorded as biological classification[15].
- taxonomy's has characteristic is recorded as taxonomic rank[16].
- taxonomy's different from is recorded as systematics[17].
- taxonomy's different from is recorded as taxonomy[18].
- taxonomy's uses is recorded as taxon[19].
- taxonomy's practiced by is recorded as taxonomist[20].
- taxonomy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Tree of Life[21].
Body
Definition and Type
taxonomy's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3]. taxonomy is a type of typology[4].
Use and Application
Part of include biology[5], a branch of science[22] and systematics[6], a branch of biology[23].
Why It Matters
taxonomy ranks in the top 0.59% of academic_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,062 views/month, #6 of 1,010).[2] taxonomy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] taxonomy is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]