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categorical

[ kat-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor- ]

adjective

  1. without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional:

    a categorical denial.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. Logic.
    1. (of a proposition) analyzable into a subject and an attribute related by a copula, as in the proposition “All humans are mortal.”
    2. (of a syllogism) having categorical propositions as premises.
  3. of, relating to, or in a category.


categorical

/ ˌæɪˈɡɒɪə /

adjective

  1. unqualified; positive; unconditional

    a categorical statement

  2. relating to or included in a category
  3. logic another word for categorial
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱˈǰԱ, noun
  • ˌٱˈǰ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ǰ··· adverb
  • ··ǰ···Ա noun
  • ԴDz···ǰ·· adjective
  • non···ǰ···Ա noun
  • ܲ···ǰ·· adjective
  • un···ǰ···Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of categorical1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin ŧǰ(ܲ) (from Greek 첹ŧǰó; category, -ic ) + -al 1

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