Understanding Definition

Understanding Definition

These Slides Accompany the YouTube Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0W6nb9EBBM Definitions Understanding Definition ��ℎ� ����� �� → Making��� Meaning Clear ��� www.examrace.com www.doorsteptutor.comwww.examrace.com These Slides Accompany the YouTube Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0W6nb9EBBM Formal vs. Extended • Water is a liquid which consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. • Water is a liquid which consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. It is colorless, tasteless, and odorless. It boils at 100 degrees Celsius, and freezes at 0 degrees Celsius. Intensional vs. Extensional www.examrace.com www.doorsteptutor.comwww.examrace.com These Slides Accompany the YouTube Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0W6nb9EBBM Denotative vs. Connotative 5 Rules of Connotative Definition 1. Focus on Essential Feature 2. No Circularity 3. Capture Correct Extension 4. Avoid Figurative Language 5. Be Affirmative www.examrace.com www.doorsteptutor.comwww.examrace.com These Slides Accompany the YouTube Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0W6nb9EBBM Types of Extensional Definitions •Ostensive: (Extensional) - Merely points out an object referred by a term. (HINT: Red Color) •Quasi-ostensive: (Extensional) - Point object referred to by the term & also describes it. (HINT: Yellow Color - Lemon) •By Example Types of Intensional Definition • Etymological Definition: Origin of Word (Geos + Graphis) • By Synonym: By Meaning • Operational Definition: In Science & Conditional, Something is X • Genus vs. Differentia only and only if…. www.examrace.com www.doorsteptutor.comwww.examrace.com These Slides Accompany the YouTube Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0W6nb9EBBM Lexical / Reportive Definition •Existing Meaning of Term •Make term precise ( ) •For Example, •Prime Number: Number�� Divisible + by ��� 1 and Itself •How to Define Color Red? Stipulative Definition • Arbitrarily assign meaning to newly introduced symbol • For Example, • CAT - Common Aptitude Test • CAT – Come At Time www.examrace.com www.doorsteptutor.comwww.examrace.com These Slides Accompany the YouTube Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0W6nb9EBBM Precising Definition •Eliminate Ambiguity or Vagueness •Senior Citizens will get Discount on Railway Booking. (HINT: Age not Defined) Theoretical Definition • Help in General Understanding or Scientific Practice www.examrace.com www.doorsteptutor.comwww.examrace.com These Slides Accompany the YouTube Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0W6nb9EBBM Persuasive Definition •Influence Attitude or Stir Emotions www.examrace.com www.doorsteptutor.comwww.examrace.com.

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