English Dictionary

numerical taxonomy

名詞

不可算名詞

A form of taxonomy, or biological classification, that attempts to group organisms by means of numerical algorithms (such as cluster analysis) rather than by subjective evaluation of their properties.

日本語の意味

数値分類学 / 生物分類学の一手法で、クラスタ分析などの数値的アルゴリズムを用いて、各生物の特徴を定量的に評価し、客観的な基準によって分類する方法

The team used numerical taxonomy to group the specimens according to subtle morphological differences.

そのチームは、微妙な形態差に基づいて標本を分類するために数値分類学を用いた。

意味（1）

A form of taxonomy, or biological classification, that attempts to group organisms by means of numerical algorithms (such as cluster analysis) rather than by subjective evaluation of their properties.