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Categoricalness

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cat·e·gor·i·cal  (kt-gôr-kl, -gr-) also cat·e·gor·ic (-k)
adj.
1. Being without exception or qualification; absolute. See Synonyms at explicit.
2.
a. Of or relating to a category or categories.
b. According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens.
cate·gori·cal·ly adv.
cate·gori·cal·ness n.
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