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* Think of (an) example(s) when the word would be used. | * Think of (an) example(s) when the word would be used. | ||
* Propose a definition. | * Propose a definition*. | ||
* Attempt to use one of the example(s) to counter the proposed definition. | * Attempt to use one of the example(s) to counter the proposed definition. | ||
* Revise the definition from the counter-example or counter the counter-example. | * Revise the definition from the counter-example or counter the counter-example. | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:33, 4 May 2025
This dictionary is an attempt to capture meanings in a more correct form than what current dictionaires offer.
Instructions
To improve upon the current definition of a word, the following exercise must be performed in no particular order with one or more people in a discussion.
- Think of (an) example(s) when the word would be used.
- Propose a definition*.
- Attempt to use one of the example(s) to counter the proposed definition.
- Revise the definition from the counter-example or counter the counter-example.
This process will never terminate nor will the definition ever be perfect. But through this exercise the encapsulated meaning of the word will grow ever closer.
*Examples do not belong in a definition: never include examples in a definition.
