Class

noun

1. a body of students meeting regularly to study the same subject
2. a collection of adjacent and discrete or continuous values of a random variable
3. a collection of elements (such as numbers or points) : set sense 21
4. a property of a geometric curve that is equal to the number of tangents that can be drawn to it through any point not on the curve
5. a division or rating based on grade or quality
6. the best of its kind
7. a data type in object-oriented programming that consists of a group of objects (see object entry 1 sense 6a) with the same properties and behaviors and that can be arranged in a hierarchy with other such data types
8. the period during which such a body meets
9. a course of instruction
10. a body of students or alumni whose year of graduation is the same
11. a group sharing the same economic or social status
12. social rank
13. high social rankespecially
14. high quality : elegance
15. a group, set, or kind sharing common attributes: such as
16. a major category in biological taxonomy ranking above the order and below the phylum or division