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DEFINITION Flashcards

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Unfolds the comprehension of idea. Etymologically, it is a manifestation of something by its logical markers, namely conceptual features of its comprehension.

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DEFINITION

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What are the significance of definition?

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Increases vocabulary, clarifies meaning, explains theoretically, persuade others

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What are the two parts of definition?

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DEFINIENDUM AND DEFINIENS

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The word being defined (e.g. man) or the subject

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DEFINIENDUM

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The word or words that assign meaning to a term (is a rational being) or the predicate

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DEFINIENS

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Done by pointing, drawing, or by way of identification (e.g. parts of the eye - cornea, iris, pupil, schlera; parts of the flower - petal, sepal, pistil, filaments)

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NOMINAL DEFINITION

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Give samples of definition by synonym or equivalent term

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IMPECCABLE - FLAWLESS; DECALOGUE - TEN COMMANDMENTS

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Give samples of definition by word derivation or etymology

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DOCTOR - DOCERE; UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITAS; NATURE - NATURA; CRITIC - KRITIKOS

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Manifestation of the nature of a thing by its objective features

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REAL DEFINITION

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Gives the genus and specific difference (metaphysical definition). For example, beaker is a lab container

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ESSENTIAL

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Gives properties and accidents

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NON-ESSENTIAL

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Man is capable of political and social undertakings

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BY ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

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Microscope is designed to magnify the image of minute objects

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BY PROPER OBJECTIVE

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Man is an erect vertebrate having two hands, two feet, no tail

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BY MORPHOLOGY OR STRUCTURE

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Manifests common idea about the thing (e.g. Bibliotics is the study of handwritings)

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POPULAR

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Manifests objective features or elements (e.g. Bibliotics is the scientific study of documents and writing materials to determine its genuineness or authorship)

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SCIENTIFIC

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Deliberate assignment of a meaning to a word (e.g. LOBAT, DEPED, PED XING)

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STIPULATIVE

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Conventional meaning appearing in dictionaries and encyclopedias (e.g. HUMERUS - long bone of the upper part of the arm)

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LEXICAL DEFINITION

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Adds or removes vagueness in conventional definitions

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PRECISING DEFINITION

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Adequate and scientifically useful descriptions of objects. These are definitions usually found in Science books.

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THEORETICAL DEFINITION

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Influence perception, values, and attitudes of a person (e.g. Abortion is an inhuman act of murdering a defenseless human being).

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PERSUASIVE DEFINITION

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