The difference between Category and Race
When used as nouns, category means a group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria, whereas race means a contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. example: several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins.
Race is also verb with the meaning: to take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
check bellow for the other definitions of Category and Race
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Category as a noun:
A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
Examples:
"This steep and dangerous climb belongs to the most difficult category."
"I wouldn't put this book in the same category as the author's first novel."
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Category as a noun (mathematics):
A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
Examples:
"One well-known category has sets as objects and functions as arrows."
"Just as a monoid consists of an underlying set with a binary operation "on top of it" which is closed, associative and with an identity, a [[category]] consists of an underlying digraph with an arrow composition operation "on top of it" which is transitively closed, associative, and with an identity at each object. In fact, a [[category]]'s composition operation, when restricted to a single one of its objects, turns that object's set of arrows (which would all be loops) into a monoid."
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Race as a noun:
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins
Examples:
"The race around the [[park]] was won by Johnny, who ran faster than the others."
"We had a race to see who could [[finish]] the book the [[quickest]]."
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Race as a noun:
Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
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Race as a noun (computing):
A race condition.
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Race as a noun:
A progressive movement toward a goal.
Examples:
"the race to cure cancer"
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Race as a noun:
A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
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Race as a noun:
A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.
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Race as a noun:
Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.
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Race as a noun:
The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
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Race as a verb (intransitive):
To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
Examples:
"The drivers were racing around the track."
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Race as a verb (transitive):
To compete against in such a race.
Examples:
"I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun."
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Race as a verb (intransitive):
To move or drive at high speed.
Examples:
"As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door."
"Her heart was racing as she peered into the dimly lit room."
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Race as a verb (intransitive):
Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
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Race as a noun:
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics: A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage . See Wikipedia's article on . A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type. A large group of sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage . A group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared social characteristics.
Examples:
"Race was a significant issue during apartheid in South Africa."
"The Native Americans colonized the New World in several waves from Asia, and thus they are considered part of the same Mongoloid race."
"A treaty was concluded between the race of elves and the race of men."
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Race as a noun (taxonomy):
A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a subspecies.
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Race as a noun:
A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
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Race as a noun (figuratively):
A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
Examples:
"The advent of the Internet has brought about a new race of entrepreneur."
"Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new race of robots that can perform household chores without supervision."
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Race as a noun (obsolete):
Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.
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Race as a noun (obsolete):
Characteristic quality or disposition.
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Race as a noun:
A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
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Race as a verb: