misclassification

/mɪsklˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/ noun

The act or process of misclassifying.

Word Origin Classification is the noun form of classify, from classis 'group' and facere 'to make.' Misclassification is the act of wrongly grouping. The same roots give us classic, classify, and factory. The prefix mis- from Old English mis- 'wrongly' also appears in mistake and mislead.

noun The act or process of misclassifying. countable

The misclassification of the specimen led to incorrect research conclusions.

(名词) 错误分类行为;错误分类

标本的错误分类导致了不正确的研究结论。

(sustantivo) El acto o proceso de clasificar incorrectamente.

La clasificación errónea del espécimen llevó a conclusiones de investigación incorrectas.

(nom) erreur de classification; mauvaise classification; classification erronée; méclassification [Action de classer de manière incorrecte ; erreur de classification.]

L'erreur de classification du spécimen a conduit à des conclusions de recherche erronées.

(Substantiv) Fehleinstufung; Fehlklassifizierung [Der Vorgang oder die Handlung, etwas falsch einzuordnen.]

Die **misclassification** des Präparats führte zu falschen Forschungsergebnissen.

(名詞) 誤って分類する行為または過程。

その標本を誤分類したため、研究の結論が誤ったものになった。

(substantivo) classificação incorreta; classificação errada; classificação errônea; má classificação [O ato ou processo de classificar incorretamente.]

A classificação incorreta do espécime levou a conclusões de pesquisa equivocadas.

Word parts: mis + class + ific + ation

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