orderedclassification
nounUK /ˈɔːdəd ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /ˈɔːrdərd ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
Putting things into groups in a neat and careful order.
The librarian used ordered classification to arrange all the books by type and color.
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2. A formal system for arranging items into ranked categories.
The museum's ordered classification placed the fossils by age and species.
3. The process of ranking data or records in a fixed sequence.
Ordered classification of the test scores made it easy to find the top students.
4. A legal or official arrangement of documents into set classes.
The court relied on an ordered classification of the evidence before the trial.