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categorical
[kat-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor-]
adjective
without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional.
a categorical denial.
Synonyms: , ,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.
categorical
/ ˌæɪˈɡɒɪə /
adjective
unqualified; positive; unconditional
a categorical statement
relating to or included in a category
logic another word for categorial
Other 51Թ Forms
- categorically adverb
- categoricalness noun
- noncategorical adjective
- noncategoricalness noun
- uncategorical adjective
- uncategoricalness noun
- ˌٱˈǰԱ noun
- ˌٱˈǰ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of categorical1
Example Sentences
Upon taking office, Trump ordered an end to “all categorical parole programs.”
The idea won plaudits from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — and categorical rejection by America’s Arab and Western allies.
“A categorical stripping of civil rights and civil liberties usually follows.”
While the worry is understandable, misinformation is not subject to any categorical exemption from 1st Amendment protections.
"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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