Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grouping"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Group \Group\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grouped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Grouping}.] [Cf. F. grouper. See {Group}, n.]
To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in
groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best
effect; to form an assemblage of.
The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing, or, as
the painters term it, in grouping such a multitude of
different objects. --Prior.
{Grouped columns} (Arch.), three or more columns placed upon
the same pedestal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grouping \Group"ing\, n. (Fine Arts)
The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects,
as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental
design.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grouping
n 1: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit [syn:
{group}]
2: the activity of putting things together in groups
3: a system for classifying things into groups [syn: {pigeonholing}]
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