英语词汇“Porphyrian tree”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Porphyrian tree

noun

A classification of species, branches of knowledge, etc., by means of successive dichotomy producing paired subcategories, often represented as a branching diagram likened to a tree.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), poet. Originally described in Porphyry's Isagoge in Aristotelis Categorias (though without explicitly using the metaphor of a tree), and subsequently used in medieval textbooks; compare post-classical Latin arbor Porphyriana.

单词	Porphyrian tree
释义	Porphyrian tree noun A classification of species, branches of knowledge, etc., by means of successive dichotomy producing paired subcategories, often represented as a branching diagram likened to a tree. Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), poet. Originally described in Porphyry's Isagoge in Aristotelis Categorias (though without explicitly using the metaphor of a tree), and subsequently used in medieval textbooks; compare post-classical Latin arbor Porphyriana.
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