Classify means to put things into groups based on their similarities.
For example, you could classify animals by their size, their colour, or their habitat.
Classifying things can help us to understand them better.
The data was classified into two categories: male and female.
Verb:
Present: classify.
Past tense: classified.
Past participle: classified.
Present participle: classifying.
Adjective:
Classifiable: able to be classified.
Noun:
Classification: the act of classifying something.
The word "classify" comes from the Latin word "classis", which means "rank" or "division". It was first used in English in the 17th century to refer to the act of putting things into categories or groups based on their similarities.
Why do we classify things?
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