Definition of category in English:

category

nounPlural categories ˈkatəɡ(ə)riˈkædəˌɡɔri

1A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.
种类，类别
the various categories of research
研究的各种不同类别。
Example sentencesExamples
- The most widely used algorithms can be grouped into five main categories, as shown in Table 1.
- The two main categories of positive incentives are price guarantees and mileage bonuses.
- Honours are up for grabs in five categories - including a Top Tutor award.
- Only criminals who belong to any of these five categories will have the chance to be punished by community correction.
- There were five categories in the competition, which was open to both mainstream and special schools.
- It turns out that a large proportion of the abilities fall under the category of emotional intelligence.
- The objections to the licence fell into four main categories, the committee was told.
- The classification has five broad categories, the focus of this trend analysis.
- The main categories of rum are white, golden, dark, spiced and anejo, or aged rum.
- There are also separate age group categories usually in five or ten-year bands.
- For purposes of classification they could be divided into five broad categories.
- Plus, a category five hurricane is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of the United States.
- All the main tax categories increased with income and corporation tax showing particularly strong surges.
- The award is one of the five People's Choice categories voted for by the general public.
- They have won the competition once and frequently finished in the top five in the residential category.
- Analysis continued until no new major information on the characteristics of the category was forthcoming.
- Essentially, the problems that the prostate gland can develop can be divided into two main categories.
- After reviewing scores of nominations, our panel of judges selected two finalists in each of five categories.
- The Act on Wine now distinguishes five categories of quality wines.
- Code orange is the second highest of the five alert categories.
Synonyms
class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set
type, sort, kind, variety, species, genre, breed, style, brand, make, model, family, stamp, cast, ilk, kidney
grade, grading, order, rank, status
division, section, department, compartment, pigeonhole
2Philosophy
Each of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed.
〔哲〕范畴
Example sentencesExamples
- In outlining the category of substance, we have already referred to examples of the second category listed, quality.
- Kant believed that he had arrived at his list of categories by a process of abstraction.
1. 2.1 Each of the a priori conceptions applied by the mind to sense impressions.
  先天概念之义
  Example sentencesExamples
  Kantian categories of thought which we use to make sense of the world are those possessing this property, which we shall term reciprocity.
  Kant's categories apply only to the objects of possible experience, and these are appearances.
  These fundamental categories are a priori, that is, they exist prior to experience.
  The categories may be interpreted as ten different ways in which a predicate may be related to its subject.
  So, for example, the category of substance is interpreted in terms of permanence.

Derivatives

categorial

adjective katəˈɡɔːrɪəlˌkædəˈɡɔriəl

The political significance of categorial identity is clear in part because we are used to thinking of politics by reference to identity categories anyway.
Example sentencesExamples
- This seeming paradox makes sense once one recognizes that nationalism and communalism are both products of categorial identification.
- In any case, rules, whether variable or categorial, and the idiosyncratic marking of forms in the lexicon, are not available options in a Cognitive Grammar.
- Statistical relations between the categorial variables were analysed with SPSS software, using analysis or the Cochran Q test for related dichotomous variables.
- Of course, temporal-parts theorists may urge that this categorial distinction between objects and processes is a superficial and philosophically unjustifiable one, rooted in the idiosyncrasies of everyday grammatical forms.

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense 2): from French catégorie or late Latin categoria, from Greek katēgoria 'statement, accusation', from katēgoros 'accuser'.

First used in philosophy, this comes via French or late Latin, from Greek katēgoria ‘statement, accusation’, from katēgoros ‘accuser’.

Definition of category in US English:

词汇	category
释义	Definition of category in English: category nounPlural categories ˈkatəɡ(ə)riˈkædəˌɡɔri 1A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics. 种类，类别 the various categories of research 研究的各种不同类别。 Example sentencesExamples The most widely used algorithms can be grouped into five main categories, as shown in Table 1. The two main categories of positive incentives are price guarantees and mileage bonuses. Honours are up for grabs in five categories - including a Top Tutor award. Only criminals who belong to any of these five categories will have the chance to be punished by community correction. There were five categories in the competition, which was open to both mainstream and special schools. It turns out that a large proportion of the abilities fall under the category of emotional intelligence. The objections to the licence fell into four main categories, the committee was told. The classification has five broad categories, the focus of this trend analysis. The main categories of rum are white, golden, dark, spiced and anejo, or aged rum. There are also separate age group categories usually in five or ten-year bands. For purposes of classification they could be divided into five broad categories. Plus, a category five hurricane is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of the United States. All the main tax categories increased with income and corporation tax showing particularly strong surges. The award is one of the five People's Choice categories voted for by the general public. They have won the competition once and frequently finished in the top five in the residential category. Analysis continued until no new major information on the characteristics of the category was forthcoming. Essentially, the problems that the prostate gland can develop can be divided into two main categories. After reviewing scores of nominations, our panel of judges selected two finalists in each of five categories. The Act on Wine now distinguishes five categories of quality wines. Code orange is the second highest of the five alert categories. Synonyms class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set type, sort, kind, variety, species, genre, breed, style, brand, make, model, family, stamp, cast, ilk, kidney grade, grading, order, rank, status division, section, department, compartment, pigeonhole 2Philosophy Each of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed. 〔哲〕范畴 Example sentencesExamples In outlining the category of substance, we have already referred to examples of the second category listed, quality. Kant believed that he had arrived at his list of categories by a process of abstraction. 2.1 Each of the a priori conceptions applied by the mind to sense impressions. 先天概念之义 Example sentencesExamples Kantian categories of thought which we use to make sense of the world are those possessing this property, which we shall term reciprocity. Kant's categories apply only to the objects of possible experience, and these are appearances. These fundamental categories are a priori, that is, they exist prior to experience. The categories may be interpreted as ten different ways in which a predicate may be related to its subject. So, for example, the category of substance is interpreted in terms of permanence. Derivatives categorial adjective katəˈɡɔːrɪəlˌkædəˈɡɔriəl The political significance of categorial identity is clear in part because we are used to thinking of politics by reference to identity categories anyway. Example sentencesExamples This seeming paradox makes sense once one recognizes that nationalism and communalism are both products of categorial identification. In any case, rules, whether variable or categorial, and the idiosyncratic marking of forms in the lexicon, are not available options in a Cognitive Grammar. Statistical relations between the categorial variables were analysed with SPSS software, using analysis or the Cochran Q test for related dichotomous variables. Of course, temporal-parts theorists may urge that this categorial distinction between objects and processes is a superficial and philosophically unjustifiable one, rooted in the idiosyncrasies of everyday grammatical forms. Origin Late Middle English (in sense 2): from French catégorie or late Latin categoria, from Greek katēgoria 'statement, accusation', from katēgoros 'accuser'. First used in philosophy, this comes via French or late Latin, from Greek katēgoria ‘statement, accusation’, from katēgoros ‘accuser’. Definition of category in US English: category nounˈkadəˌɡôrēˈkædəˌɡɔri 1A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics. 种类，类别 five categories of intelligence Example sentencesExamples Analysis continued until no new major information on the characteristics of the category was forthcoming. The objections to the licence fell into four main categories, the committee was told. All the main tax categories increased with income and corporation tax showing particularly strong surges. After reviewing scores of nominations, our panel of judges selected two finalists in each of five categories. For purposes of classification they could be divided into five broad categories. They have won the competition once and frequently finished in the top five in the residential category. There are also separate age group categories usually in five or ten-year bands. Code orange is the second highest of the five alert categories. The Act on Wine now distinguishes five categories of quality wines. Plus, a category five hurricane is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of the United States. The most widely used algorithms can be grouped into five main categories, as shown in Table 1. There were five categories in the competition, which was open to both mainstream and special schools. The main categories of rum are white, golden, dark, spiced and anejo, or aged rum. Essentially, the problems that the prostate gland can develop can be divided into two main categories. Honours are up for grabs in five categories - including a Top Tutor award. The classification has five broad categories, the focus of this trend analysis. Only criminals who belong to any of these five categories will have the chance to be punished by community correction. The award is one of the five People's Choice categories voted for by the general public. The two main categories of positive incentives are price guarantees and mileage bonuses. It turns out that a large proportion of the abilities fall under the category of emotional intelligence. Synonyms class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set 2Philosophy One of a possibly exhaustive set of classes among which all things might be distributed. 〔哲〕范畴 Example sentencesExamples In outlining the category of substance, we have already referred to examples of the second category listed, quality. Kant believed that he had arrived at his list of categories by a process of abstraction. 2.1 One of the a priori conceptions applied by the mind to sense impressions. 先天概念之义 Example sentencesExamples Kantian categories of thought which we use to make sense of the world are those possessing this property, which we shall term reciprocity. These fundamental categories are a priori, that is, they exist prior to experience. Kant's categories apply only to the objects of possible experience, and these are appearances. The categories may be interpreted as ten different ways in which a predicate may be related to its subject. So, for example, the category of substance is interpreted in terms of permanence. Origin Late Middle English (in category (sense 2)): from French catégorie or late Latin categoria, from Greek katēgoria ‘statement, accusation’, from katēgoros ‘accuser’.
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