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ca·te·gory

UK/ˈkæt.ɪ.ɡ(ə.)ɹi/ US/ˈkæt.ɪˌɡoɹ.i/ fairly common

noun

1.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

  • “there are two classes of detergents”
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2.

a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

Phrases

  • abelian category
  • additive category
  • balanced category
  • bicartesian closed category
  • Cartesian closed category
  • category error
  • category five
  • category fraud

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