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Nomenclature can refer to a system of names or terms, or the rules used for forming the names, as used by an individual or community, especially those used in a particular science (scientific nomenclature) or art.[1]
Nomenclature may refer to one of the following:
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Biology
- Biological nomenclature
- Linnaean nomenclature
- Phylogenetic nomenclature
- Nomenclature Codes
- International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, see also Botanical nomenclature
- International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria
- International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
- PhyloCode, International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- Virus nomenclature, used in Virus classification
- Gene nomenclature
Astronomy
- Astronomical naming conventions
- Planetary nomenclature
- Meteorite nomenclature
- International Astronomical Union
Chemistry
- IUPAC nomenclature, for chemical compounds
- International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
See also
- Harmonized System (used in commerce)
- Retroactive nomenclature
- The Russian nomenklatura
- Naming convention
- Terminology
References
- ^ "nomenclature - Definitions from Dictionary.com". Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
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