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Definition (Purposes of Definition (To reduce vagueness of words (Examples…

- - - - Definition increases vocabulary
    - - Sometimes it doesnt heaps result
      - Norman Lewis- Just read by assuming a meaning of word in your mind
    - - Deliberately explaining it
        
        Eg - Explain your customer what the meaning of bulls market is , if he doesnt knows the meaning
  - - - That many words are ambigous,equivocal or vague
        
        ..............use this as defects of language in separate head
    - - Which can be interpreted in 2 or more ways
      - Each language contains many equivocal word
      - Meaning of these words becomes clear from its context
      - Word pound is equivocal
        
        Pound- weight; Pound- currency
    - - ambiguos word , meaning is unclear as whether industry here is hard work, or industrial orgainzation
  - - - Definition helps in resolving differences by reducing the vagueness of words
    - - Government exempts entertainment tax to those movies - which are in national interest , promoting Indian culture
        
        It becomes difficult to associate which movies will be exempted
        
        In this case a clear definition of expression , will help to determine the application
      - Government of India in 1969-70 levied 10 %(😂 ) duty on vegeteable products
        
        In which cashew was inducted
        
        So Is cashew Dry fruit or vegetable?
        
        In this case definition of vegetable will resolve the dispute
  - - - Words such as accidental result - evoke an unpleasing reactions
        
        An are used in influencing attitudes
  - - - ..............use this as defects of language in separate head
- - - - We define words so as to understands its meaning
        
        Word dog is define it as what it is , what powers he consists of
  - - - pointing out an object (or objects) to which definiendum applies
      - giving examples of definiendum
      - stating another word having same meaning
    - - Some words are not things
        
        eg; fairy, and ghost
      - Technical terms of science donot name real objects
- - - - X means Y
- - - - So need for definition arises.
- - - - Methods of Definition
        
        Ostensive Definition
        
        Pointing out to things
        
        A primary method
        
        used to define new words
        
        A foreigner can be explained new language using this technique so as to help him
        
        Limitation
        
        An object has many qualities
        
        In ostensive definition we do not know which one is pointed
        
        Extensive Definition
        
        Biverbal Definition
        
        Per genus et differentiam definition
      - 2.Purpose of Definition
        
        Stipulative Definition
        
        Lexical Definition