V Definition ² <
 ² ´to set the limitsµ

- is a process of simplifying the

meaning of the word at hand through the
use of other signs or words

- a statement which explains what a

thing is
V Definiendum ² refers to the thing or
expression to be defined

V2 Definiens- refers to the defining

expression

 
 came from two Greek

words   and  


t increases vocabulary

2
t eliminates ambiguity

3
t clarifies meaning

4
t explains theoretically

5
t facilitates argumentation
V îhe definition must be clearer than the things
defined
 îhe soul is a psychosomatic energy
V îhe definition must not contain the idea or term to be
defined
 A republic is a kind of government that is
republican
V
t must not be circular
 A heartbeat is the beat of the heart
V îhe definition must be convertible with
the idea defined

 A chair is a furniture

V îhedefinition should whenever possible

be expressed in positive terms

 Liquid is anything that is colorless

V ominal Definition ² expresses what a
name means not what the thing is

a  tymological Definition ² definition

derived from the meaning of the original
word or words from which the
<
 < is defined

ex: Synoptic comes from words 
 +

, meaning ´seen together µ
Vb  Synonymous Definition ² gives the same
connotation of the term
ex: A snake is a serpent
îome is a large book
Vc  stensive ² definition by simple
identification or pointing out the object
meant
ex: îhat is an electric chair
îhose are trees
V2 eal Definition ² definition that explains
the essential properties of the object
represented by the definiendum
Va  ssential Definition ² definition by genus
and specific difference
ex: Foal is a young horse
ctopus is an 8 suckered mollusc
A square is a polygon with four equal
sides
V b  non-essential ² descriptive definition, distinctive2
definition by property, genetic 3 the mode of origin of a
thing
ex: Pegasus is a legendary horse with wings 
lock is a device that tells time 

ater is produced by a combination of 2 hydrogen and 
oxygen 3

ater is a wet fluid 2 îhe human body is corruptible 2
V 3 Popular and Scientific
Popular ² common meaning assigned to the word
Scientific ² meaning assigned to a term according to the
technical and scientific sense assigned by a specialized
group of people
V Stipulative ² deliberate assignment of
meaning to a word, as in the case of
newly introduced terms or symbols
neither correct nor wrong because
meaning assigned depends on the one
who gives it

ex: A2 ² AxAxAxAxAxAxAxAxAxAxAxA

îrapo ² means traditional politician
-Men ² means gay or homosexual
V2 Lexical ² meaning which has been
established for sometime dictionary or
encyclopedia 

ex: Antenna ² wire or wires suspended in

the air to direct or transmit magnetic
waves
V3 Precising ² assigns meaning in order to
eliminate vagueness
-common in enactments of congress,
presidential issues, policies, scientific
investigations or studies
ex: death dead ² an individual who has
sustained either irreversible cessation of
circulatory and respiratory functions or 2
irreversible cessation of all functions of the
entire brain, including the brain stem, is
dead
V4 îheoretical ² attempts to formulate a
theoretically adequate or scientifically
useful description of the objects to which
the term applies

ex: heat ² means a subtle imponderable

fluid
- form of energy possessed by a
body by virtue of the irregular motion of
its molecules
V5 Persuasive ² formulated to influence
attitudes, provoke emotions, or influence
feelings

ex: Abortion ² merciless murdering of

defenseless human being
Socialism ² democracy extended to
the economic field
apitalism ² freedom in the economic
sphere