Categorization — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group of people or things arranged by class or category

the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɪɡɚɹᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːɡɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːɡɪv/

6 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɪɡɚɹᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compartmentalisation sorting compartmentalization categorisation assortment classification

Word Forms

classify	verb	assign to a class or kind
categorize	verb	place into or assign to a category
compartmentalize	verb	separate into isolated compartments or categories
compartmentalise	verb	separate into isolated compartments or categories
assort	verb	arrange or order by classes or categories

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kategorisierung

eine nach Klasse oder Kategorie geordnete Gruppe von Personen oder Dingen

🇫🇷French

catégorisation

un groupe de personnes ou de choses classées par classe ou catégorie

🇪🇸Spanish

categorización

un grupo de personas o cosas organizadas por clase o categoría

🇮🇹Italian

categorizzazione

un gruppo di persone o cose disposte per classe o categoria

🇳🇱Dutch

categorisatie

een groep mensen of dingen gerangschikt op klasse of categorie

🇵🇹Portuguese

categorização

um grupo de pessoas ou coisas organizadas por classe ou categoria

🇷🇺Russian

категоризация

группа людей или вещей, упорядоченная по классам или категориям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वर्गीकरण

वर्ग या श्रेणी के अनुसार व्यवस्थित लोगों या चीज़ों का समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্রেণীকরণ

শ্রেণি বা বিভাগ দ্বারা সাজানো ব্যক্তি বা জিনিসগুলির একটি গ্রুপ

🇮🇳Tamil

வகைப்படுத்துதல்

வகுப்பு அல்லது வகையால் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்ட நபர்கள் அல்லது பொருட்களின் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్గీకరణ

తరగతి లేదా వర్గం ద్వారా ఏర్పాటు చేయబడిన వ్యక్తుల సమూహం లేదా వస్తువుల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्गीकरण

वर्ग किंवा श्रेणीनुसार व्यवस्था केलेल्या लोकांचा किंवा गोष्टींचा समूह

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્ગીકરણ

વર્ગ અથવા શ્રેણી દ્વારા ગોઠવાયેલા લોકો અથવા વસ્તુઓનું જૂથ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣ

ವರ್ಗ ಅಥವಾ ವರ್ಗದಿಂದ ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾದ ಜನರು ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വർഗ്ഗീകരണം

ക്ലാസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിഭാഗം അനുസരിച്ച് ക്രമീകരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കൂട്ടം ആളുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാര്യങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ

ਵਰਗ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਵਸਥਿਤ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

درجہ بندی

لوگوں یا چیزوں کا ایک گروپ جو طبقے یا زمرے کے لحاظ سے ترتیب دیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分类

按类别或类别排列的一群人或事物

🇯🇵Japanese

分類

クラスまたはカテゴリごとに整理された人または物のグループ

🇰🇷Korean

분류

계층이나 범주별로 배열된 사람이나 사물의 그룹

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân loại

một nhóm người hoặc đồ vật được sắp xếp theo lớp hoặc thể loại

🇹🇭Thai

การจัดหมวดหมู่

กลุ่มคนหรือสิ่งของที่จัดเรียงตามชั้นเรียนหรือประเภท

🇮🇩Indonesian

kategorisasi

sekelompok orang atau benda yang disusun berdasarkan kelas atau kategori

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakategorya

isang pangkat ng mga tao o bagay na nakaayos ayon sa klase o kategorya

🇲🇾Malay

pengkategorian

sekumpulan orang atau benda yang disusun mengikut kelas atau kategori

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التصنيف

مجموعة من الأشخاص أو الأشياء مرتبة حسب الطبقة أو الفئة

🇮🇷Persian

دسته بندی

گروهی از افراد یا چیزهایی که بر اساس طبقه یا دسته مرتب شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

sınıflandırma

sınıfa veya kategoriye göre düzenlenmiş bir grup insan veya şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

סיווג

קבוצה של אנשים או דברים מסודרים לפי כיתה או קטגוריה

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