category

Definitions of category in various dictionaries:

noun - a collection of things sharing a common attribute

noun - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

A specifically defined division in a system of classification; a class.

Aristotle’s modes of objective being, such as quality, quantity, or relation, that are inherent in everything.

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

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

noun - a division in any system of classification