1) (D; tr.) to classify according to (the children were classified according to age)
2) (U; tr.) to classify among, with
3) (D; tr.) to classify as (she was classified as fit for service)
4) (D; tr.) to classify by (to classify books by subject)
5) (N; used with an adjective) to classify information confidential
Classify
·vt To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.
classify
(classifies, classifying, classified)
To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
It is necessary initially to classify the headaches into certain types...
The coroner immediately classified his death as a suicide.
= categorize
VERB: Vn, Vnasn
• classification (classifications)
...the British Board of Film Classification.
N-VAR
Wikipedia
Classification
Classification is a process related to categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated and understood.
Classification is the grouping of related facts into classes.
It may also refer to: