Catagory vs. Category: What's the Difference?

Edited by Sumera Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on September 20, 2023
"Catagory" is an incorrect spelling. The correct spelling is "Category," which refers to a class or division of things.

Which is correct: Catagory or Category
How to spell Category?

Catagory is Incorrect

Category is Correct
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Key Differences
Think "e" for "everything" in "Category."

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Sep 20, 2023
Recall similar words like "allegory" to reinforce the "e" usage.

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Use a mnemonic: "Every category has an 'e'."

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Note that "cat" and "egory" combine to make "Category."

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Practice writing "Category" multiple times to solidify the correct spelling.

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Sep 20, 2023
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Catagory and Category Definitions
Category
A conceptual partition based on criteria.
Ethics is a category in philosophy.

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Category
A set of things grouped by likeness or theme.
The award ceremony had several categories for different film genres.

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Category
A grouping based on similar properties or qualities.
The store organized products by category.

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Category
A class or division of things having shared characteristics.
Dogs and cats belong to the category of mammals.

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Sep 20, 2023
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Category
A specifically defined division in a system of classification; a class.

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Category
Aristotle's modes of objective being, such as quality, quantity, or relation, that are inherent in all things.

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Category
Kant's modes of subjective understanding, such as singularity, universality, or particularity, that organize perceptions into knowledge.

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Category
A basic logical type of philosophical conception in post-Kantian philosophy.

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Category
A property or structural unit of a language, such as a part of speech or a type of phrase.

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Category
A specific grammatical defining property of a linguistic unit or class, such as number or gender in the noun and tense or voice in the verb.

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Category
(Mathematics) A class of objects, together with a class of morphisms between those objects, and an associative composition rule for those morphisms. Categories are used to study a wide variety of mathematical constructions in a similar way.

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Category
A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
This steep and dangerous climb belongs to the most difficult category.
I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel.

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Category
(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.
One well-known category has sets as objects and functions as arrows.
Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a category consists of an underlying digraph with an arrow composition operation "on top of it" which is transitively closed, associative, and with an identity at each object. In fact, a category's composition operation, when restricted to a single one of its objects, turns that object's set of arrows (which would all be loops) into a monoid.

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Category
One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or undecomposable conception; a predicament.
The categories or predicaments - the former a Greek word, the latter its literal translation in the Latin language - were intended by Aristotle and his followers as an enumeration of all things capable of being named; an enumeration by the summa genera i.e., the most extensive classes into which things could be distributed.

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Category
Class; also, state, condition, or predicament; as, we are both in the same category.
There is in modern literature a whole class of writers standing within the same category.

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Category
A collection of things sharing a common attribute;
There are two classes of detergents

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Category
A general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

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Category
A specific division in a system of classification.
The hurricane was assigned to category 5.

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Sep 20, 2023
FAQs
Which vowel is used before Category?
Either "a" or "the" can be used before "category" based on the context.

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Why is it called Category?
The term "Category" comes from the Latin "catēgoria," which originates from Greek "katēgoría," meaning "accusation" or "predication."

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What is the root word of Category?
The root comes from the Greek word "katēgoría."

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What is the verb form of Category?
There isn't a direct verb form for "Category." The related verb could be "categorize."

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Is Category an abstract noun?
It can be considered an abstract noun as it represents a concept.

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What is the singular form of Category?
"Category" is already in its singular form.

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Which conjunction is used with Category?
Any conjunction can be used, e.g., "and."

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What is the first form of Category?
As a noun, it doesn't have verb forms. The related verb is "categorize."

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Sep 20, 2023
What is the second form of Category?
Not applicable; "categorized" would be the past form of the related verb.

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Which article is used with Category?
Both "a" and "the" can be used, depending on the context.

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Is the Category term a metaphor?
Not inherently, but it can be used metaphorically in some contexts.

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What is the opposite of Category?
There isn't a direct opposite, but "individual" or "specific item" can be contrasting terms.

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Sep 20, 2023
Which determiner is used with Category?
Determiners like "this," "each," "some," etc. can be used depending on context.

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Sep 20, 2023
What is the third form of Category?
Not applicable; "categorized" would be the past participle form of the related verb.

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Sep 20, 2023
How is Category used in a sentence?
"Each category in the competition had its own set of judges."

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About Author
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Sawaira RiazSawaira is a dedicated content editor at difference.wiki, where she meticulously refines articles to ensure clarity and accuracy. With a keen eye for detail, she upholds the site's commitment to delivering insightful and precise content.

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Sumera SaeedSumera is an experienced content writer and editor with a niche in comparative analysis. At Diffeence Wiki, she crafts clear and unbiased comparisons to guide readers in making informed decisions. With a dedication to thorough research and quality, Sumera's work stands out in the digital realm. Off the clock, she enjoys reading and exploring diverse cultures.
