category

English

/ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/, /ˈkætɪɡ(ə)ɹi/, /ˈkɛtɘɡ(ɘ)ɹi/

noun
Definitions
  • A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
  • (mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.

Etymology

Borrowed from French catégorie derived from Middle French categorie derived from Latin catēgoria derived from Ancient Greek κατηγορία (head of predicables, accusation, public accusation, predication, charge) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (assemble, gather together, gather, flock, herd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ger-

Gloss

assemble, gather together, gather, flock, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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