Category

Category

/ˈkadəˌɡôrē/

noun

1) a specifically defined division in a classification system, a class

“Categories serve two primary functions: they permit an efficient means of storing and retrieving information,… and they promote inferences that extend knowledge beyond past experiences into the future.”

— Susan A. Gelman and Meredith Myer, on child categorization

2) (in logic) any of the basic classifications into which all knowledge can be placed

“Categories play a fundamental role in our daily lives and are the basis for decision making in most professions (e.g., intelligence analysis, healthcare, and engineering).”

— from a research article by Rosemary Paradis et al.

Synonyms of Category:

class, type, kind, sort, division, section, group, classification