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President Obama's policies have been categorical failures for our country. Unemployment is over nine percent, our deficits are growing, and small businesses are being burdened with regulations.
Timothy Griffin

Meaning of "categorical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATEGORICAL

categorical  [ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATEGORICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Categorical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CATEGORICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Categorical

Categorical may refer to: ▪ Categorical imperative, a concept in philosophy developed by Immanuel Kant ▪ Morley's categoricity theorem, a mathematical theorem in model theory ▪ Categorical data analysis ▪ Categorical distribution, a probability distribution ▪ Categorical logic, a branch of category theory within mathematics with notable connections to theoretical computer science ▪ Categorical syllogism, a kind of logical argument ▪ Categorical proposition, a part of deductive reasoning ▪ Categorization ▪ Categorical perception ▪ Category theory in mathematics ▪ Categorical set theory ▪ Recursive categorical syntax in linguistics...

Definition of categorical in the English dictionary

The definition of categorical in the dictionary is unqualified; positive; unconditional. Other definition of categorical is relating to or included in a category.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATEGORICAL


ahistorical
ˌeɪhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl
allegorical
ˌælɪˈɡɒrɪkəl
anaphorical
ˌænəˈfɒrɪkəl
ethnohistorical
ˌeθnəʊhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
historical
hɪˈstɒrɪkəl
metaphorical
ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəl
nonhistorical
ˌnɒnhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
nonmetaphorical
ˌnɒnˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəl
oratorical
ˌɒrəˈtɒrɪkəl
phantasmagorical
fænˌtæzməˈɡɒrɪkəl
pictorical
pɪkˈtɒrɪkəl
plethorical
plɛˈθɒrɪkəl
prehistorical
ˌpriːhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl
rhetorical
rɪˈtɒrɪkəl
semaphorical
ˌsɛməˈfɒrɪkəl
sociohistorical
ˌsəʊsɪəʊhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
transhistorical
ˌtrænzhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
unhistorical
ˌʌnhɪˈstɒrɪkəl
unmetaphorical
ˌʌnˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəl
unrhetorical
ˌʌnrɪˈtɒrɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATEGORICAL

categorematic
categorial
categorial grammar
categorially
categoric
categorical imperative
categorically
categoricalness
categories
categorisation
categorise
categorist
categorization
categorize
category
Category A
Category D
category killer
category management
category mistake

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATEGORICAL

aspherical
asymmetrical
chemical
chimerical
clerical
cylindrical
diametrical
electrical
empirical
geometrical
hysterical
lyrical
metrical
numerical
obstetrical
satirical
semiempirical
spherical
symmetrical
theatrical
unsymmetrical

Synonyms and antonyms of categorical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CATEGORICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «categorical» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of categorical

Translation of «categorical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATEGORICAL

Find out the translation of categorical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of categorical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «categorical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

断然的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

categórico
570 millions of speakers

English

categorical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القاطع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

категоричен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

categórico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুলাখুলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

catégorique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kategori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kategorisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絶対的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단호한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Categorical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆணித்தரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kategorik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

categorico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kategoryczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

категоричний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

categoric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατηγορική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kategoriese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kategorisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kategoriske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of categorical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATEGORICAL»

The term «categorical» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.266 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATEGORICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about categorical

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4 QUOTES WITH «CATEGORICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word categorical.
1
Timothy Griffin
President Obama's policies have been categorical failures for our country. Unemployment is over nine percent, our deficits are growing, and small businesses are being burdened with regulations.
2
Kajol
Oh God, my choice of film has never depended on the hero. In fact, you will see that some of my categorical mistakes had nothing to do with the hero in it.
3
Immanuel Kant
A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose.
4
Kenzaburo Oe
After the end of the Second World War it was a categorical imperative for us to declare that we renounced war forever in a central article of the new Constitution.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATEGORICAL»

Discover the use of categorical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to categorical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Categorical Data Analysis
Praise for the Second Edition "A must-have book for anyone expecting to do research and/or applications in categorical data analysis." —Statistics in Medicine "It is a total delight reading this book." —Pharmaceutical Research "If you ...
Alan Agresti, 2014
2
Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data
Additional features of this Second Edition include: A new chapter on marginal models for multivariate ordinal responses, using maximum likelihood and generalized estimating equations for model fitting A new chapter on random effects models ...
Alan Agresti, 2012
3
An Introduction to Categorical Data Analysis
Praise for the First Edition "This is a superb text from which to teach categorical data analysis, at a variety of levels. . . [t]his book can be very highly recommended." —Short Book Reviews "Of great interest to potential readers is the ...
Alan Agresti, 2007
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Regression Models for Categorical and Limited Dependent ...
This book considers regression models that are appropriate when the dependent variable is censored, truncated, binary, ordinal, nominal, or count. I refer to these variables as categorical and limited dependent variables (hereafter CLDVs).
J. Scott Long, 1997
5
Handbook of Categorical Algebra: Volume 1, Basic Category Theory
The Handbook of Categorical Algebra is designed to give, in three volumes, a detailed account of what should be known by everybody working in, or using, category theory.
Francis Borceux, 1994
6
Analyzing Categorical Data
Adopters of this book may request a solutions manual from: textbook@springer-ny.com. From the reviews: "Jeff Simonoff's book is at the top of the heap of categorical data analysis textbooks...The examples are superb.
Jeffrey S. Simonoff, 2003
7
Regression Analysis for Categorical Moderators
Clearly written, the book requires only basic knowledge of inferential statistics.
Herman Aguinis, 2004
8
The Categorical Imperative: A Study in Kant's Moral Philosophy
A classic exposition of Kant's ethical thought.
Herbert James Paton, 1971
9
Handbook of Categorical Algebra: Volume 2, Categories and ...
The Handbook of Categorical Algebra is designed to give, in three volumes, a detailed account of what should be known by everybody working in, or using, category theory.
Francis Borceux, 1994
10
Regression for Categorical Data
This book introduces basic and advanced concepts of categorical regression with a focus on the structuring constituents of regression, including regularization techniques to structure predictors.
Gerhard Tutz, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATEGORICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term categorical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Govt dismisses calls for Nama probe
Mr Bruton added: “So they (Nama) got a categorical confirmation of what the position is. “There is an issue obviously in respect of fees that are ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Twelve Years After Requesting Documents From Government …
At the heart of the decade-plus legal battle is the supposed "categorical redaction" of personal information, which, upon examination by the ... «Techdirt, Jul 15»
3
Goodbye to Robert E. Lee
But there's a categorical difference between, say, Jefferson, who has never been honored for his slaveholding, and Lee, who led an army into ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
SC has final say on immunity of impeachable govt officials –De Lima
... impeachable official can only be removed from office by impeachment, it is not clear and "categorical what extent they [impeachable officials] ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
5
The Stranger Obtains Hillary Clinton's REAL Spotify Playlist
I'm guessing that Hillary starts with “Playlist For An Extreme Occasion: Part Zero” purely for categorical purposes. It's no surprise to me that a ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
6
Is the Death Penalty Unconstitutional?
Justice Scalia contends that these provisions insulate the death penalty from categorical challenge because it is “obvious” that it “is impossible ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Area school districts receive state aid estimates
The estimates do not include per pupil categorical aid. In October, the DPI will certify the amounts based on audited 2014-15 data, so the ... «The Oshkosh Northwestern, Jul 15»
8
Trillanes claims Makati LGU has ghost employees in payroll
"Pasensiya na po kayo kung ang ipe-present namin will contradict sa sinabi niyo na categorical walang ghost employee," Trillanes insisted. «GMA News, Jul 15»
9
Boycott Israel drive gains strength, raising alarm
As'ad AbuKhalil, a California professor, wrote in 2013 that "the movement has to take a clear, categorical stance against the very existence of ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
10
Rheumatoid arthritis: Debunking the obesity–mortality paradox in RA
... smoking (the amount and intensity varies considerably) with simple categorical adjustments. Nevertheless, the data seem robust, with a clear ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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