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1. (adj.) categorical
without exceptions or conditions; absolute:
a categorical denial.
2. categorical
Logic.
3. categorical
(of a proposition) analyzable into a subject and an attribute related by a copula, as in the proposition “All humans are mortal.”
4. categorical
(of a syllogism) having categorical propositions as premises.
5. categorical
belonging to a category.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < LL catēgoric(us) (< Gk katēgorikós; see category , -ic ) + -al1)
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1. (adj) categorical, categoric
relating to or included in a category or categories
2. (adj) categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional
not modified or restricted by reservations
"a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
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1. (adj) categorical
of or pertaining to a category
2. (adj) categorical
not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer
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