Numerical taxonomy
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numerical-taxonomy-254-9079705
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Numerical taxonomy
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Numerical taxonomy is a classification system in biological systematics which deals with the grouping by numerical methods of taxonomic units based on their character states. It aims to create a taxonomy using numeric algorithms like cluster analysis rather than using subjective evaluation of their properties. The concept was first developed by Robert R. Sokal and Peter H. A. Sneath in 1963 and later elaborated by the same authors. They divided the field into phenetics in which classifications a
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Classification system in biological systematics
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2022-06-02T00:19:24Z
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