High-level philosophical disputes aside, the word categorical continues to sometimes describe an absolute assertion, one that involves no conditions or hypotheses—for example, the statement " hot …

CATEGORICAL meaning: 1. without any doubt or possibility of being changed: 2. relating to a category (= a type or group…. Learn more.

CATEGORICAL definition: without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional. See examples of categorical used in a sentence.

Definition of categorical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Being without exception or qualification; absolute: a categorical refusal. 2. a. Of or relating to a category or categories. b. According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens.

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

The categorical imperative (German: Kategorischer Imperativ) is the central philosophical concept in the deontological moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Introduced in Kant's 1785 Groundwork of the …

Factsheet What does the word categorical mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word categorical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly. The player issued a categorical assurance that he wasn't leaving the club.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cat•e•gor•i•cal /ˌkætɪˈgɔrɪkəl, -ˈgɑr-/ also ˌcat•eˈgor•ic, adj. being without exceptions or conditions; absolute: a …