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categorical
[ kat-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor- ]
/ ĖkƦt ÉŖĖgÉr ÉŖ kÉl, -ĖgÉr- /
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adjective
without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
Logic.
- (of a proposition) analyzable into a subject and an attribute related by a copula, as in the proposition āAll humans are mortal.ā
- (of a syllogism) having categorical propositions as premises.
of, relating to, or in a category.
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categorical
categoric
/ (ĖkƦtÉŖĖÉ”ÉrÉŖkÉl) /
adjective
unqualified; positive; unconditionala categorical statement
relating to or included in a category
logic another word for categorial
Derived forms of categorical
categorically, adverbcategoricalness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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