Background for classes

classes

/klasɪz/ /klɑːsɪz/ /kleəsɪz/

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noun

A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

Examples :

"Often used to imply membership of a large class."

group type organization education

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A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes; upper class, middle class and working class.

Examples :

"In Britain, people often talk about someone's background by referring to which of the three classes, such as upper, middle, or working, they belong to. "

society culture group

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The division of society into classes.

Examples :

""In some countries, the unequal distribution of wealth creates stark differences between classes." "

society politics group

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Admirable behavior; elegance.

Examples :

"Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class."

character moral quality style appearance

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A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.

Examples :

"The class was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story."

education group

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A series of lessons covering a single subject.

Examples :

"I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot."

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A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.

Examples :

"The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy."

education group organization history

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A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.

Examples :

"I used to fly business class, but now my company can only afford economy."

vehicle traffic

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A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.

Examples :

"Magnolias belong to the class Magnoliopsida."

organism biology science

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Best of its kind.

Examples :

"It is the class of Italian bottled waters."

quality achievement

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A grouping of data values in an interval, often used for computation of a frequency distribution.

Examples :

"The teacher divided the students' test scores into classes of ten points each (90-100, 80-89, 70-79, etc.) to see how many students fell into each grade range. "

statistics math number computing frequency

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A collection of sets definable by a shared property.

Examples :

"Every set is a class, but classes are not generally sets. A class that is not a set is called a proper class."

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A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft.

Examples :

"During the Vietnam War, many young men from the classes of 1968, 1969, and 1970 were drafted into the army. "

military government war

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A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set.

Examples :

"an abstract base class"

computing technical science technology

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One of the sections into which a Methodist church or congregation is divided, supervised by a class leader.

Examples :

"In the small Methodist church, each member belonged to one of the weekly classes led by Sister Mary, where they discussed the sermon and supported each other. "

religion organization

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verb

To assign to a class; to classify.

Examples :

"I would class this with most of the other mediocre works of the period."

organization education

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To be grouped or classed.

Examples :

"The librarian classes books by genre, placing all the mysteries together on one shelf. "

group organization

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To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.

Examples :

"The school will class the new students according to their reading levels. "

education organization group

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A class or order; sort; kind.

Examples :

"In our town, there are many different classes of restaurants, from fast food to fine dining. "

type group education

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An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, such as the Reformed Dutch. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church.

Examples :

"The minister presented a controversial proposal to the classes to address declining membership across the Reformed Dutch churches in the region. "

religion theology organization group