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Categorical

//ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Absolute; having no exception.

    "We now see that they [propositions] are either conditional or unconditional, or, as the logicians say, hypothetical (conditional) or categorical (unconditional)."

  2. 2
    Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not modified or restricted by reservations wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or included in a category or categories wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A categorical proposition.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, category + -ical.

Etymology 2

From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, category + -ical.

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