categorical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Absolute; having no exception.
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.

noun

A categorical proposition.

Pronunciation

/ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-categorical.wav /ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪk(ə)l/ /ˌkæhəˈɡaɹɪk(ə)l/ /ˌkæʔəˈɡaɹɪk(ə)l/ /ˈkaʈəɡərɪkəl/

Word forms

categorical more categorical most categorical categoricals

Etymology

From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, category + -ical.

Synonyms

Antonyms

exceptional conditional hypothetical relative

Related words

categoricity

Derived words

acategorical bicategorical categorical dual categorical imperative categorically categoricalness categorical product categorical variable intercategorical intracategorical multicategorical noncategorical subcategorical transcategorical uncategorical

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