zuzuordnen
Zuordnen is a German verb meaning to assign, attribute, or categorize. It describes the act of relating an element to another element, a category, a property, or a subject. In everyday language one might say: Der Forscher ordnet die Daten einer Gruppe zu. Der Arzt ordnet dem Patienten eine Risikoklasse zu. The noun form Zuordnung refers to the result or the process itself, often used for mappings or categorizations.
Grammar and usage notes: Zuordnen is a separable verb. In present tense the finite verb splits: ich
- attributing or assigning a property to someone or something (jemandem etwas zuordnen): Er ordnet dem Bericht
- categorizing or mapping into a category (eine Zuordnung zu einer Gruppe): Die Zuordnung der Merkmale zu
- in mathematics and computer science, Zuordnung often means a mapping from elements of one set to
Related terms: Zuordnung (assignment, mapping, categorization), Zuordnungstabelle (mapping table), Zuordnungsregel (mapping rule). In contrast, Zuweisung is
In summary, zuordnen is the standard verb for linking something to something else, with Zuordnung as the