Categorical
1Categorical — Cat e*gor ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a category. [1913 Webster] 2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer. [1913 Webster] The… …
2categorical — I adjective absolute, apodictic, assured, authoritative, beyond a shadow of doubt, beyond all question, clear cut, complete, conclusive, confident, convinced, convincing, decided, decisive, definite, definitive, definitus, distinct, dogmatic,… …
3categorical — (adj.) 1590s, as a term in logic, unqualified, asserting absolutely, from L. categoricus, from Gk. kategorikos, from kategoria (see CATEGORY (Cf. category)). Categorical imperative, from the philosophy of Kant, first recorded 1827. Related:… …
4categorical — 1 *ultimate, absolute Contrasted words: hypothetical, conjectural, supposititious (see SUPPOSED): conditional, contingent, relative, *dependent 2 express, definite, *explicit, specific Analogous words: positive, certain, * …
5categorical — [adj] explicit, unconditional absolute, all out*, certain, clear cut, definite, definitive, direct, downright, emphatic, express, flat out*, forthright, no holds barred*, no strings attached*, positive, specific, straight out, sure, ultimate,… …
6categorical — (also categoric) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unambiguously explicit and direct. DERIVATIVES categorically adverb …
7categorical — [kat΄ə gôr′i kəl, kat΄əgär′i kəl] adj. [LL categoricus: see CATEGORY & ICAL] 1. without qualifications or conditions; absolute; positive; direct; explicit: said of a statement, theory, etc. 2. of, as, or in a category: Also categoric… …
8Categorical — See:* Categorical imperative * Morley s categoricity theorem * Categorical data analysis * Categorical distribution * Categorical logic * Categorical syllogism * Categorical proposition * Categorization * Categorical perception * Category theory… …
9categorical — cat|e|gor|i|cal [ˌkætıˈgɔrıkəl US ˈgo: , ˈga: ] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: categoricus, from Greek, from kategoria; CATEGORY] a categorical statement is a clear statement that something is definitely true or …
10categorical — [[t]kæ̱tɪgɒ̱rɪk(ə)l, AM gɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly. ...his categorical denial of the charges of sexual harassment... He is quite categorical that the UN should… …
