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class (klas)

1. a taxonomic category subordinate to a phylum and superior to an order.

2. a subgroup of a population for which certain variables fall between specific limits.

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class (kls)

n.

A taxonomic category ranking below a phylum or division and above an order.

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class

1. a group of similar objects or values selected as a part of a classification.

2. a taxonomic category subordinate to a phylum and superior to an order.

3. a group of variables all of which show a value falling between certain limits.

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class action

an exemplary court case fought on behalf of a number of litigants who can expect to be treated in the same way as the contesting litigant.

class limits

the highest and lowest values eligible to be included in a class when data are being classified or grouped.

class mark

the value selected to represent all of the values in a class. It may be the median or average value.

class midpoint

the average of the upper and lower limits of a class.

class switching

when a B lymphocyte changes over from producing one type of immunoglobulins to another.

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class Biology A taxonomic division of a phylum which is in turn divided into orders. See Genus, Order, Phylon Vox populi A grouping of any type. See Age class, Inhalation class, Management class.

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CLASS Neurology A clinical trial–Clomethiazole Acute Stroke Study Rheumatology A clinical trial–Celecoxib/Celebrex Long-term Arthritis Safety Study, which compared a proprietary Cox-2 inhibitor to standard NSAIDs