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classification

classification

n.

1. in cognitive psychology, see categorization.

2. in clinical psychology and psychiatry, the grouping of mental disorders on the basis of their characteristics or symptoms. See also DSM–IV–TR; DSM–5; International Classification of Diseases; nosology.

3. in biology, see biological taxonomy. —classify vb.

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