classificatory

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to or involving classification:'classificatory criteria'

   The word classificatory appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.

2. 2
   adj

   Serving to classify.

   A brief consideration of the existence of second best solutions is followed by a classificatory discussion of the nature of these solutions.

Formed in English by regular derivation or borrowing; used here with its established scientific or literary sense.

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