define a category

Frequency: 7.513.3 per million words

to state the exact meaning or limits of a classification

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Examples (10)

  • In biology, it is crucial to clearly define a category before classifying new species.
  • Our marketing team needs to define the category of 'luxury goods' to target the right audience.
  • The first step in data analysis is to define each category for the variables you are studying.
  • The law explicitly defines the category of vehicles that require a special license.
  • The researcher's paper was criticized because it failed to properly define the category of 'social engagement'.
  • A new award category was defined to recognize achievements in independent filmmaking.
  • To avoid ambiguity, the committee spent hours trying to define a single category that would cover all submissions.
  • We should define the category more broadly to include a wider range of participants.
  • For his thesis, he defined a new category of political behavior.
  • How would you define the category of 'art' itself?