categorical
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 “All humans are mortal.”
(of a syllogism) having categorical propositions as premises.
of, relating to, or in a category.
Origin of categorical
1- Also cat·e·gor·ic [kat-i-gawr-ik, -gor-] /ˌkæt ɪˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr-/ .
Other words for categorical
Other words from categorical
- cat·e·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb
- cat·e·gor·i·cal·ness, noun
- non·cat·e·gor·i·cal, adjective
- non·cat·e·gor·i·cal·ness, noun
- un·cat·e·gor·i·cal, adjective
- un·cat·e·gor·i·cal·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for categorical
categoric
/ (ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪkəl) /
unqualified; positive; unconditional: a categorical statement
relating to or included in a category
logic another word for categorial
Derived forms of categorical
- categorically, adverb
- categoricalness, noun
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