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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱˈǰԱ, noun
  • ˌٱˈǰ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ǰ··· adverb
  • ··ǰ···Ա noun
  • ԴDz···ǰ·· adjective
  • non···ǰ···Ա noun
  • ܲ···ǰ·· adjective
  • un···ǰ···Ա noun
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yvlog 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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The idea won plaudits from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — and categorical rejection by America’s Arab and Western allies.

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“A categorical stripping of civil rights and civil liberties usually follows.”

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While the worry is understandable, misinformation is not subject to any categorical exemption from 1st Amendment protections.

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"That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind."

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Some cynics will note that this stops short of a categorical assertion that a youth mobility scheme will never happen.

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