Categorical and Conditional

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Categorical adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.

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Conditional is an antonym for categorical in topics: absolute, explicit.

Conditional adjective - Determined by something else.

Usage example: the sale of the house is conditional upon the approval of a mortgage for the prospective buyer

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Categorical is an antonym for conditional in dependent topic.

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