adj.
- Being without exception or qualification; absolute. See synonyms at explicit.
- Of or relating to a category or categories.
- According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens.
categoricalness cat'e·gor'i·cal·ness n.
Dictionary:
cat·e·gor·i·cal (kăt'ĭ-gôr'ĭ-kəl, -gŏr'-) also cat·e·gor·ic
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| Thesaurus: categorical |
adjective
| Antonyms: categorical |
Definition: explicit, unconditional
Antonyms: ambiguous, conditional, equivocal, implied, qualified, questionable, tentative, uncategorical, vague
| Law Encyclopedia: Categorical |
That which is unqualified or unconditional.
A categorical imperative is a rule, command, or moral obligation that is absolutely and universally binding.
Categorical is also used to describe programs limited to or designed for certain classes of people. Categorical assistance plans are social welfare programs extending benefits to members of a particular group, such as Aid to the Elderly, Aid to the Blind, or Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
| Translations: Categorical |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kategorisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
categorisch, op de man af
Français (French)
adj. - catégorique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - kategorisch, entschieden
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατηγορηματικός, απόλυτος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - categórico
Русский (Russian)
категорический
Español (Spanish)
adj. - categórico, terminante
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kategorisk, indelad i kategorier
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
属于范畴的, 明确的, 绝对的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 屬於範疇的, 明確的, 絕對的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 범주에 속하는, 절대적인
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無条件の, 絶対的な, 定言的な, 範疇に属する, 断言的な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مطلق, قاطع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מוחלט, פסקני, ודאי, קטגורי
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