사물이나 정보를 특정 기준에 따라 나누고 정리하는 사람 또는 도구.
A person or thing that categorizes or organizes items into specific groups or classes.
예문:
"The library hired a professional classifier to organize the rare manuscript collection."
"The data classifier sorted the survey responses into demographic groups."
명사의 의미적 범주를 나타내기 위해 사용되는 단어나 접사로, 주로 수량을 셀 때 쓰임.
A word or affix used to categorize a noun according to its semantic class, typically used when counting.
예문:
"In Korean, 'mari' is a classifier used specifically for counting animals."
"The Japanese language uses different classifiers for flat objects and long cylindrical ones."
크기나 밀도 같은 물리적 특성에 따라 물질을 분리하는 기계나 장치.
A machine or device used to separate materials based on physical properties such as size or density.
예문:
"The spiral classifier is used in the mining industry to separate coarse sand from fine particles."
"The laboratory installed a new air classifier to sort powders by particle size."