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cat·e·gor·i·cal

 (kăt′ĭ-gôr′ĭ-kəl, -gŏr′-) also cat·e·gor·ic (-ĭk)
adj.
1. Being without exception or qualification; absolute: a categorical refusal.
2.
a. Of or relating to a category or categories.
b. According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens.

cat′e·gor′i·cal·ly adv.
cat′e·gor′i·cal·ness n.
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categorical

(ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪkəl) or

categoric

adj
1. unqualified; positive; unconditional: a categorical statement.
2. relating to or included in a category
3. (Logic) logic another word for categorial
ˌcateˈgorically adv
ˌcateˈgoricalness n
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cat•e•gor•i•cal

(ˌkæt ɪˈgɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈgɒr-)

also cat`e•gor′ic,



adj.
1. without exceptions or conditions; absolute: a categorical denial.
2. Logic.
a. (of a proposition) analyzable into a subject and an attribute related by a copula, as in the proposition “All humans are mortal.”
b. (of a syllogism) having categorical propositions as premises.
3. belonging to a category.
[1590–1600; < Late Latin catēgoric(us) (< Greek katēgorikós; see category, -ic) + -al1]
cat`e•gor′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.categorical - relating to or included in a category or categories
2.categorical - not modified or restricted by reservationscategorical - not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"
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categorical

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categorical

adjective
Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed:
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Translations
kategorický

categorical

[ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪkəl] ADJcategórico, terminante; [refusal] → rotundo
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categorical

[ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪkəl] adj (= unequivocal) [denial, assurance] → catégorique
to be categorical that → être catégorique sur le fait que
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categorical

adj statement, denialkategorisch; he was quite categorical about iter hat das mit Bestimmtheit gesagt; categorical imperativekategorischer Imperativ
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categorical

[ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪkl] categoric [ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪk] adjcategorico/a
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References in classic literature ?
A direct and categorical negative has something in the appearance of it more harsh, and more apt to irritate, than the mere suggestion of argumentative objections to be approved or disapproved by those to whom they are addressed.
Of course such a direct question, put in a very categorical way, caused the questioned to blush, if it did not induce her to smile.
Mr Supple is a man of sense, and gives you the best advice; and the whole world, I believe, will concur in his opinion; but I must tell you I expect an immediate answer to my categorical proposals.
Again I was surprised that such a categorical question should come from such a reserved individual.
Neither did Kant when he devised the Categorical Imperative.
Let us go there and have drink while we discuss the unavailability of the categorical."
He had been struck again and again by the hang-dog, abominable looks of the ruffians who came to him before the dawn; and putting things together clearly in his private thoughts, he perhaps attributed a meaning too immoral and too categorical to the unguarded counsels of his master.
Moreover even though the real datasets are consist of numerical and categorical attributes, current methods are mainly consider the numerical data or if they consider categorical data they require additional information such as attribute hierarchical taxonomies which mostly do not exist in real life applications.
Last Friday, USCIS said it intended to terminate two categorical parole programs, consistent with what it said is Executive Order (E.O.) 13767, Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements, 'and to better ensure that parole is used only on a case-by-case basis, consistent with the law.'
Borissov was categorical that Bulgaria has successfully implemented these three measures and this guarantees the security of its borders.,,On the border with Greece, Bulgaria has substantial problems'', Borissov pointed out.
Summary: Statement re-affirms categorical rejection of all forms of extremism