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CHapter 3.1
Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enumerative Definition Example | "Religion" Means hinduism Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism and the like. |
| Definition by subclass Example | "living things" Means plants and animals. |
| Lexical Definition Example | "Vixen" Means Female Fox. or "Aunt Means sister of one's father or mother. |
| Stipulative Definition Example | Let us use the word Grellow to mean the color of things that are either green or yellow. |
| Precising Definition Example | "Tall Man" means male human over 6 feet in height. |
| Theoretical definition Example | "Human" means rational animal. Or A "wrong act" is one that fails to promote the general happiness. |
| Too Wide Example | Square means closed plane figure having four right angles. |
| Too Narrow Example | Marsupial means an australian Mammal |
| Obscure, Ambiguous or Figurative Ex: | An Ellipse is a cross between a circle and a rectangle. |
| Circular Ex: | Dog means a flesh eating domestic mammal similar to a wolf but having specifically doglike characteristics. |
| Unnecessarily negative | Penguin means birds that can't fly NOT ostrich cassowary or emu. |
| Unsuitible Attribute | An Octagon is a figured shape like a stop sign. |