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Contexts	Classification, Research
Term	Typology
Synonyms	Full Typology
Definitions	A generally multidimensional and conceptual classification (Bailey, 1994, p. 4-5)
Quotes	The basic difference, then, is that a typology is conceptual while a taxonomy is empirical. Bailey, 1994, p. 6 The term taxonomy is more generally used in the biological sciences, while typology is used in the social sciences. Taxonomies are often (but not always) hierarchical (as in family, genus, species) and evolutionary. Bailey, 1994, p. 6
Sources	Bailey, 1994	See Also
Related Terms	Classification (Dictionary Entry) `Generic Term` Concept (Dictionary Entry) Conceptual Classification (Dictionary Entry) `Near Synonym` Full Typology `Synonym` Partial Typology (Dictionary Entry) `Specialized Term` Qualitative Classification (Dictionary Entry) `Near Synonym` Taxonomy (Dictionary Entry) `Near Antonym`

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