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categorical
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adjective
relating to or included in a category or categories
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adjective
(= flat)
not modified or restricted by reservations
a categorical denial
a flat refusal
sum
Noun
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A sum is an amount of money, usually a large amount.
The company had been spending large sums on publicity and advertising.
It allows the corporation to pay its workers a lump sum of up to £37,000 on leaving.
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The sum is the total of adding or subtracting several numbers or amounts.
The total output doesn't equal the sum of the inputs because the system is not 100% efficient.
The sum of the three numbers will always equal 10.
sum
Verb
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If you sum up, you conclude or bring together the main points.
She sums up the situation by saying that the new family is never the same as the biological family.