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categorical definition

cat·egori·cal (kat′ə gôr′i kəl, -gär′-)

adjective

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

Etymology: LL categoricus: see category & -ical

Also categoric cat′·egor′ic

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categorical Synonyms

categorical

modif.

unqualified, unconditional, unequivocal, flat; see absolute 1, certain 3, definite 1.


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categorical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • imperative: Nothing has any point - except of course the categorical imperative.

Modifying Another Word

  • also: See also categorical predictor variables, design matrix; or General Linear Models.

Preposition: in

  • nature: This measure is particularly useful if the data for the dimensions included in the analysis are categorical in nature.
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categorical quotes

I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I've information vegetable, animal and mineral, I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical, From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical.

-Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck)

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