categorizing (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈkætəɡəraɪzɪŋ/

Definition

Placing items into specific groups based on shared characteristics or features.

Examples

• She is currently categorizing the survey responses to identify common customer complaints.

• The software excels at categorizing large datasets into meaningful clusters for analysis.

• By categorizing these plants by their light requirements, the gardener ensured they all thrived.

Synonyms of categorizing

Words with a similar meaning to categorizing:

• sorting
• grouping
• classifying
• taxonomizing

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