category
1 of 1noun/ˈkætəˌɡɔri/
Forms:categories
1
a group of items that share a common feature
- The movies are divided into categories like action, comedy, and drama.
- All the recipes are grouped into different categories such as appetizers, main courses, and desserts.
- The store's website organizes products into categories for easier browsing.
- In the competition, contestants are placed in categories based on their skill level.
- The museum's collection is organized into categories like ancient art, modern art, and sculpture.
2
a broad conceptual classification used to organize knowledge, ideas, or philosophical concepts
- Kant's theory of knowledge includes twelve categories that shape human understanding.
- The study of linguistics involves grammatical categories such as tense and gender.
- The mathematical field of category theory explores relationships between abstract structures.