predeterminedcategory
nounUK /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnd ˈkætəɡəri/
US /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːrmɪnd ˈkætəɡɔːri/
A group that someone already decided on before anything else happened.
The teacher put each book into a predetermined category before the students arrived.
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2. A class in a system that was chosen in advance by a rule or plan.
The contest entries were sorted into a predetermined category based on age.
3. A label given to something before it is fully examined.
The complaint was filed under a predetermined category, so no one looked at it closely.
4. A type that is decided ahead of time for organizing data.
Each survey answer must fit into a predetermined category.