!!! Overview [{$pagename}] is a [Classification] of [humans] based on shared physical or [Sociality] qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by [society].[{$pagename}] was first used to refer to speakers of a common [language] and then to denote [Nationality]. By the 17th century the term began to refer to physical [Attributes] or [Behavioral Characteristics]. Modern scholarship regards [{$pagename}] as a [Sociality] construct, an [Identifier] which is assigned based on rules made by [society]. While partially based on physical similarities within [Community]. [{$pagename}] according to Modern scholarship __is not an inherent physical or [Biometric Identification]__.[{$pagename}] [Legal] definition according to [U.S.C. Title 18] § 1093 the term "racial group" "''means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of physical characteristics or biological descent''".[{$pagename}] in [Biometrics] is an informal [Classification] in the [taxonomy] [hierarchy] !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Race_(human_categorization)|Wikipedia:Race_(human_categorization)|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-08-28 * [#2] - [Race_(biology)|Wikipedia:Race_(biology)|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-08-28 * [#2] - [18 U.S. Code § 1093. Definitions|https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1093|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-08-28