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A definition of a thing (''definitio rei'') is the maintenance that other ideas are contained in a certain term, assuming common usage, referring to a thing. For example, ''Man is a rational animal''.<ref>Arnauld, Antoine (1662). ''Logic or the Art of Thinking: Being The Port Royal Logic''. Ed. and trans. T. S. Baynes. London: W. Blackwood, 1850 (''La logique ou l'art de penser; contenant outre les règles communes, plusieurs observations nouvelles, propres à former le jugement'', Paris), pp. 78-9.</ref> | A definition of a thing (''definitio rei'') is the maintenance that other ideas are contained in a certain term, assuming common usage, referring to a thing. For example, ''Man is a rational animal''.<ref>Arnauld, Antoine (1662). ''Logic or the Art of Thinking: Being The Port Royal Logic''. Ed. and trans. T. S. Baynes. London: W. Blackwood, 1850 (''La logique ou l'art de penser; contenant outre les règles communes, plusieurs observations nouvelles, propres à former le jugement'', Paris), pp. 78-9.</ref> | ||
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A definition is a meaning that uses a word or a phrase to mark off the conceptual limits of what a thing is.
A definition of a name (definitio nominis) sets a clear value for a word or phrase so that the parties involved will definitely know what that word/phrase means when they talk about the word/phrase. It is a common establishment not only in language, but also in logic and mathematics. For example, I call soul that which is the principle of thought within us.
A definition of a thing (definitio rei) is the maintenance that other ideas are contained in a certain term, assuming common usage, referring to a thing. For example, Man is a rational animal.[1]
A dictionary definition is an explanation of that which a word signifies, according to the word's common usage or its etymology.
References
- ↑ Arnauld, Antoine (1662). Logic or the Art of Thinking: Being The Port Royal Logic. Ed. and trans. T. S. Baynes. London: W. Blackwood, 1850 (La logique ou l'art de penser; contenant outre les règles communes, plusieurs observations nouvelles, propres à former le jugement, Paris), pp. 78-9.