taxonomy

taxonomy DEPENDS_ON classification. A taxonomy IS a systematic classification of entities into categories. Remove classification — the capacity to group things by shared properties — and taxonomy ceases to function. The dependency is constitutive: taxonomy cannot exist without classification as its foundational operation.

Taxonomy is the systematic practice of categorizing entities into hierarchical classes. Remove categorization as a cognitive practice and taxonomy ceases to operate — taxonomy IS formalized categorization. This is constitutive, not facilitative.

Taxonomy operates through categories; remove the concept of categories and taxonomy stops functioning. Which-came-first test: category predates taxonomy (categories are more fundamental). Object-level dependency, not meta-level.

INSTANCE_OF: taxonomy IS a specific kind of typology — a systematic, hierarchical type-based classification. Direction tested: taxonomy (newer, more specific) → typology (older, more general). A competent speaker would call taxonomy 'a kind of typology.' Law 9.

Taxonomy is a specific kind of classification-system — it applies systematic categorization rules, typically organized hierarchically, to a domain. A competent speaker would call taxonomy 'a classification-system.' Direction: specific→general.

boundary-work needs taxonomic classification systems to operate now — without categories to draw boundaries between, boundary-work has no material to work on. This is constitutive, not merely facilitative.

Genre is a specific type of taxonomy — namely, a classification system organized around shared characteristics of creative works (literary, musical, visual). The specific-to-general direction is clear: genre is a kind of taxonomy applied to cultural production.

taxonomy-of-tasks is a specific kind of taxonomy (a system for organizing tasks). Specific→general per Law 9.

A folksonomy is a specific kind of taxonomy — it is a system of classification and categorization produced by user-generated tags rather than top-down design. 'Is a folksonomy a taxonomy?' Yes, a bottom-up emergent one. Sense pinned: taxonomy as any system of classification. Specific→general per Law 9.

Systema-constructum is a specific kind of taxonomy — a living, protocol-enforced network of entries and edges mapping human-made constructs. A competent speaker would call it 'a taxonomy.' Direction specific→general, pinned sense: taxonomy-as-protocol-enforced-network.

An ontological category is a classification concept designed for the sake of taxonomy — it provides the building blocks for systematic classification. The servant (ontological category) points at the master (taxonomy). Direction: servant→master.

Pinned sense: the accepted definition carves a meta-category as a higher-order classification layer whose members are themselves categories, persisting through taxonomic practice. Law 8d, for-whose-sake: such a layer is built for the taxonomy's sake — it groups categories into navigable superclasses so the taxonomy can be organized and traversed. Not DEPENDS_ON (8c): removing the taxonomy leaves the classification layer operating; removing the layer leaves the taxonomy operating; identity/kind is not dependency (meta-category's kind-rung is category, not taxonomy). Servant points at master: meta-category SERVES taxonomy.