Chapter 13

Question 1

Definiendum

Answer 1

What is to be defined

Question 2

Definiens

Answer 2

What provides the definition

Question 3

Lexical definition

Answer 3

What is commonly meant by a word in a certain language or context

Question 4

Stipulative definition

Answer 4

What a word is intended to mean in a certain language or context

Question 5

Accuracy (definitions)

Answer 5

To what extent a lexical definition captures the common meaning

Question 6

Wide

Answer 6

A lexical definition is too wide if its definiens applies to more things than it should

Question 7

Narrow

Answer 7

A lexical definition is too narrow if there are things that its definiens does not apply to, which it should

Question 8

Purpose dependent

Answer 8

The quality of a stipulative definition is dependent on its purpose and is therefore purpose dependent

Question 9

Precision (definitions)

Answer 9

To what extent a stipulative definition provides clarity in its context

Question 10

Vague

Answer 10

A word is vague if there is no clear-cut distinction between where the word can be applied and where it cannot

Question 11

Ambiguous

Answer 11

A word is ambiguous if there are two distinct meanings of the words, in the way that they could be interpreted as two completely different words