Categorization is the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated and understood. Categorization implies that objects are grouped into categories, usually for some specific purpose. Ideally, a category illuminates a relationship between the subjects and objects of knowledge. Categorization is fundamental in language, prediction, inference, decision making and in all kinds of environmental interaction. It is indicated that categorization plays a major role in computer programming.
There are many categorization theories and techniques. In a broader historical view, however, three general approaches to categorization may be identified:
Classical categorization first appears in the context of Western Philosophy in the work of Plato, who, in his Statesman dialogue, introduces the approach of grouping objects based on their similar properties. This approach was further explored and systematized by Aristotle in his Categories treatise, where he analyzes the differences between classes and objects. Aristotle also applied intensively the classical categorization scheme in his approach to the classification of living beings (which uses the technique of applying successive narrowing questions such as "Is it an animal or vegetable?", "How many feet does it have?", "Does it have fur or feathers?", "Can it fly?"...), establishing this way the basis for natural taxonomy.
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The Andhra Pradesh government will implement Scheduled Castes reservation sub-categorisation after the 2026 census, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu told the Assembly on Thursday. Naidu announced that sub-categorisation will be implemented district-wise once the census data is available. He assured the House that the TDP-led...
The Andhra Pradesh state legislature on Thursday adopted a unanimous resolution endorsing the report submitted by a one-man commission headed by retired IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan Mishra on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes for extending reservations in education and employment. While chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu...