classification

Definitions of classification
  1. noun
    a group of people or things arranged by class or category
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    arrangement, mise en ordre
    an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
  2. noun
    the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
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    appréciation, estimation, évaluation
    the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
    attribution, imputation
    assigning to a cause or source
    estimation critique
    an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation
    estimation, évaluation
    an appraisal of the value of something
    composition, test, épreuve
    an appraisal of the state of affairs
    épreuve du feu, épreuve décisive
    a rigorous or crucial appraisal
    revalorisation, réévaluation
    a new appraisal or evaluation
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    processus cognitif de base
    cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
  3. noun
    restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
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    limitation, restriction
    the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
  4. noun
    a system for classifying things
    synonyms: système de classification
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    système de fichier
    a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)
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    arrangement, organisation, système
    an organized structure for arranging or classifying
  5. noun
    the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
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    indexage
    the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
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    groupage, groupement
    the activity of putting things together in groups
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