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Explicit categories
named and defined classification systems that exist as objects in a system you can inspect, debate, test, and version, as opposed to implicit categories that exist only in intuition and shift with emotional state
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely establishes the semantic boundary between explicit and implicit categories by identifying their key distinguishing features: existence as inspectable objects versus intuition-based shifting criteria. It uses the curriculum's terminology consistently and distinguishes these terms from related concepts like tacit knowledge.