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The definition of categorical is something that is absolute or without conditions, or that is related to classes or divisions.

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An example of something categorical is an absolute denial that a witness lied under oath.
An example of something categorical is the Dewey Decimal System used to classify books at the library.

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See categorical in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

without qualifications or conditions; absolute; positive; direct; explicit: said of a statement, theory, etc.
of, as, or in a category

Origin: LL categoricus: see category & -ical

Related Forms:

categorically adverb

See categorical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Being without exception or qualification; absolute. See Synonyms at explicit.
a. Of or relating to a category or categories.
b. According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens.

Related Forms:

catˌe·gorˈi·cal·ly adverb

catˌe·gorˈi·cal·ness noun

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