Definition of Categorisation

1. Noun. A group of people or things arranged by class or category.

Exact synonyms: Categorization, Classification
Generic synonyms: Arrangement
Specialized synonyms: Dichotomy, Duality, Trichotomy
Derivative terms: Categorize, Classify, Classify

2. Noun. The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories.

3. Noun. The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type.

Definition of Categorisation

1. Noun. (British spelling) (alternative form of (categorization)) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Categorisation

categorical product
categorical trait
categorical variable
categorical variables
categorically
categoricalness
categoricity
categories
categorification
categorifications
categorified
categorifies
categorify
categorifying
categorisable
categorisation (current term)
categorisations
categorise
categorised
categoriser
categorisers
categorises
categorising
categorist
categorists
categorizable
categorization
categorizations
categorize
categorized

Literary usage of Categorisation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Equity in Education: Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and by Robson, Colin, Deluca, Marcella (2004)
"categorisation of special educational needs This topic also generated much discussion, in part because of the growing movement in national systems which are ..."

2. Special Needs Education: Statistics and Indicatorsby Peter Evans, Colin Robson, Marcella Deluca by Peter Evans, Colin Robson, Marcella Deluca (2000)
"categorisation of special educational needs This topic also generated much discussion, in part because there is a growing ..."

3. Managing Decentralisation: A New Role for Labour Market Policy by Oecd (2003)
"From de-categorisation to the one-stop concept The other pillar of change was de-categorisation. Under the preceding legislation funds were often allocated ..."

4. Speed Management by Oecd, OECD/ECMT Transport Research Centre, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"ROAD categorisation AND ROAD ENGINEERING This chapter describes infrastructure measures that can help manage speed and therefore form an important part of a ..."

5. Politics and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Data Perspective by Aymo Brunetti (1997)
"Landau (1986) introduces a democracy dummy without giving the data source for this categorisation. In his cross-country study, a country is given al if it ..."

6. Inclusive Education at Work: Students with Disabilities in Mainstream Schools by Oecd (1999)
"This categorisation is not as straightforward as it could be as the system is undergoing some change. - 330 non-statemented children have been identified ..."

7. E-learning in Tertiary Education: Where Do We Stand? by OECD Staff, SourceOECD (Online service), SourceOECD (2005)
"... teaching/graduate assistants (If this categorisation is not appropriate for your institution, please give academic staff numbers in another form. ..."

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