Taxonomy (Dictionary Entry)

Contexts	Classification, Research
Term	Taxonomy
Definitions	The process of classifying empirical entities (Bailey, 1994, p. 6) The result of a classification of empirical entities (Bailey, 1994, p. 6) The theoretical study of identification and classification, their bases, principles, procedures, rules (Simpson 1961 and Sneath and Sokal 1973 in Bailey, 1994, p. 6)
Quotes	The basic difference, then, is that a typology is conceptual while a taxonomy is empirical. Bailey, 1994, p. 6
Sources	Bailey, 1994
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