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classification
Noun
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A classification the system of groups that are based on the characteristics of the group members.
Linnaeus was known for his system of plant classification, which ordered plants according to their sexual parts.
The Library of Congress Classification puts these books together.
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Classification is the process of organizing things into groups based on their characteristics.
The information that was originally on our website was based on an earlier classification.
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A classification is one group of things that have similar characteristics.
The raises are going out mostly to employees in different skill classifications.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
function
Noun
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Something or someone's function is its purpose or its job.
The army sometimes performs a policing function.
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A function is an organised event.
I met Sylvia at a church function last week.
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If mathX/math is a function of mathY/math, then mathX/math exists because of or is affected by mathY/math
The speed of the computer is a function of its main processor.
When you see, mathY=f(X)/math, you read it, "mathY/math is a function of mathX/math". Here the value of mathY/math depends on the value assigned to the variable mathX/math.
function
Verb
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If something is functioning, it is working and is not completely broken.
Her heart stopped, but her brain continued to function.
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If something functions as mathX/math, it does the job of mathX/math.
In this sentence, "sentence" functions as the subject.
government
Noun
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A government is a group of people who make the laws and control a country or other place.
The local government announced a 5% cut in taxes.