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noun
- 1. a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics: "the various categories of research"
- 2. each of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed.
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CATEGORY definition: 1. (in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of…. Learn more.
The meaning of CATEGORY is any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong. How to use category in a sentence.
noun. a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system of classification. metaphysics any one of the most basic classes into which objects and concepts can be analysed.
(in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some features that are the same: There are three categories of accommodation - standard, executive, and deluxe. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. a group of people or things that share similar qualities.
3 meanings: 1. a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system.... Click for more definitions.
A category is a group of things that share some commonality. Think of the game show "Jeopardy!," and how each column is a different category of questions — like "Literary Characters" or "Potent Potables." The noun category has the sense of ordering or sorting.
1. a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system of classification. 2. (Philosophy) metaphysics any one of the most basic classes into which objects and concepts can be analysed. 3. (Philosophy)
Category Definition. A class or division in a scheme of classification. A general class of ideas, terms, or things that mark divisions or coordinations within a conceptual scheme, especially: Any of the various basic concepts into which all knowledge can be classified.
Definition of category noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a group of people or things of a similar type: Our customers fall into two main categories: retired people and housewives. Fewer examples. As a writer he didn't really fit into any category. There are three categories of accommodation - standard, executive and deluxe. There are about ten categories of muder punishable by death.
