Taxonomy

Taxonomy (from Greek ταξινομία (taxinomia) from the words taxis = order and nomos = law) may refer to either the classification of things, or the principles underlying the classification. Almost anything, animate objects, inanimate objects, places, and events, may be classified according to some taxonomic scheme.

See also

• taxon
• systematics
• scientific classification
• ontology
• cladistics
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Important publications in taxonomy
• Folksonomy
• Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Recognition, a fictional Chinese encyclopedia with an "impossible" taxonomic scheme