classification task
nounUK /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən tɑːsk/
US /ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən tæsk/
A job where you put things into groups that are alike.
Sorting the laundry into lights and darks is a simple classification task.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In machine learning, a job where a computer learns to put data into named groups.
The app uses a classification task to tell cats apart from dogs in photos.
3. A school exercise where students decide which group each item belongs to.
The teacher gave us a classification task to sort animals by what they eat.
4. A step in science where researchers place observations into set groups.
Classifying the rocks by color was the first classification task in the lab.