categoriale

categorical

adjective kah-teh-goh-RYAH-leh Rare

Also means

category-based

Usage Note

Categoriale is a technical/academic adjective meaning 'relating to a category or categories', common in linguistics, logic, and social sciences: analisi categoriale (categorical analysis). It is a two-form adjective (same ending for m/f). Do not confuse with categorico (categorical in the sense of 'absolute, unambiguous'), which is the more everyday word.

Examples

"L'approccio categoriale facilita la classificazione."

Natural Translation

The categorical approach facilitates classification.

Literal Translation

The-approach categorical facilitates the-classification.

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