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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) orcategoric
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.
cat`e•gor′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | categorical - relating to or included in a category or categories |
2. | categorical - 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
adjective absolute, direct, express, positive, explicit, unconditional, emphatic, downright, unequivocal, unqualified, unambiguous, unreserved He issued a categorical denial that he had had an affair.
qualified, uncertain, vague, questionable, conditional, hesitant, indefinite
qualified, uncertain, vague, questionable, conditional, hesitant, indefinite
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kategorický
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categorical
[ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪkəl] adj (= unequivocal) [denial, assurance] → catégoriqueto be categorical that → être catégorique sur le fait que
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adj statement, denial → kategorisch; he was quite categorical about it → er hat das mit Bestimmtheit gesagt; categorical imperative → kategorischer Imperativ
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[ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪk/əl] categoric [ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪk] adj → categorico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995