categorical distinction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcategoricalanddistinction
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categorical
adjective
uk/ˌkæt.əˈɡɒr.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌkæt̬.əˈɡɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
without any doubt or possibility of ...
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distinction
noun
uk/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
a difference between two ...
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(Definition ofcategoricalanddistinctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They are mistaken in assuming that we propose acategoricaldistinctionbetween monologue and dialogue.
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On this view, there is nocategoricaldistinctionbetween non-compositional and compositional forms.
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This simply confirms thecategoricaldistinctionbetween the two languages, despite conditions that would encourage the opposite finding.
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We do not want to insist on acategoricaldistinctionbetween as if and as though.
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The perceptual characteristic of speech that has been most closely scrutinized with respect to dyslexia is thecategoricaldistinctionof phonemes.
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A range of longitudinal studies have suggested that thiscategoricaldistinctionis probably misleading.
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There would then be acategoricaldistinctionbetween fire and earth.
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I conclude that thecategoricaldistinctionthat they attempt is unsustainable.
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The continuouscategoricaldistinctioncorresponds well with the data types described in the previous section.
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The results of our study are another finding that suggests acategoricaldistinctionbetween physical and psychological illness may be arbitrary.
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The group distinction also results in sufficiently large groups; however, thecategoricaldistinction is not meant to imply a threshold or other form of nonlinear effect of duration of deprivation.
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He does not see acategoricaldistinctionbetween terms such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Phonological information is represented in terms of the categorical distinctions which code lexical contrasts and define phonological well-formedness.
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Such modal properties are not really empirical properties at all, but rather a priori ones that are grounded in categorical distinctions of a metaphysical nature.
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It is also possible to conceive of an equality policy which does not require categorical distinctions to be made: the outlines of such a policy are discussed below.
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The genetic differences that exist among populations are characterized by gradual changes across geographic regions, not sharp, categorical distinctions.
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