categorisation n 1: a group of people or things arranged by class or category [syn: {classification}, {categorization}] 2: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: {classification}, {categorization}, {sorting}] 3: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: {categorization}, {classification}, {compartmentalization}, {compartmentalisation}, {assortment}]