classificability
Classificability is the quality or extent to which something can be placed into a category or class under a given classification system. It depends on the chosen scheme, the granularity of categories, and the properties of the object being classified. A feature that makes an item classifiable in one context may render it unclassifiable or ambiguously categorized in another.
In science and knowledge organization, classificability underpins taxonomies, ontologies, and labeling schemes. Ideal classifications require clear
Biology offers high classificability with species concepts; social or psychological phenomena often resist sharp categorization due
Assessing classificability involves examining discriminability, boundary clarity, and consistency across observers or data samples. In statistics
Classificability relates to definability, measurability, and decidability, and contrasts with clustering or fuzzy classification, where membership