categorical answer

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• categorical — /kætəˈgɒrɪkəl / (say katuh gorikuhl) adjective 1. not involving a condition, qualification, etc.; explicit; direct: a categorical answer. 2. Logic (of a proposition) unconditional, straightforwardly true or false. 3. of, relating to, or in a… …  

• Categorical perception — is the perception of different sensory phenomena as being qualitatively,or categorically, different. It is opposed to continuous perception , the perception of different sensory phenomena as being located on a smooth continuum.Categorical… …   Wikipedia

• Categorical — Cat e*gor ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a category. [1913 Webster] 2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer. [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• explicit — explicit, express, specific, definite, categorical are comparable when applied to statements, utterances, and language and when meaning perfectly clear in significance or reference. Something is explicit which is stated so plainly and distinctly… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• cat´e|gor´i|cal|ness — cat|e|gor|i|cal «KAT uh GR uh kuhl, GOR », adjective. 1. a) without conditions or qualifications; positive: »His categorical answer left no doubt about his opinion. All we had from the union was a categorical “no” on all the points we raised… …   Useful english dictionary

• cat´e|gor´i|cal|ly — cat|e|gor|i|cal «KAT uh GR uh kuhl, GOR », adjective. 1. a) without conditions or qualifications; positive: »His categorical answer left no doubt about his opinion. All we had from the union was a categorical “no” on all the points we raised… …   Useful english dictionary

• cat|e|gor|i|cal — «KAT uh GR uh kuhl, GOR », adjective. 1. a) without conditions or qualifications; positive: »His categorical answer left no doubt about his opinion. All we had from the union was a categorical “no” on all the points we raised (Wall Street… …   Useful english dictionary

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