ostensive definition
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Noun
[edit]ostensive definition (plural ostensive definitions)
- (semantics) A process of binding the meaning to the defined term by pointing out examples and counterexamples.
- Synonym: definition by pointing
- Hypernyms: definition; meaning; identity; characterization
- Coordinate terms: conceptual definition, operational definition
Translations
[edit]process of binding the meaning to the defined term
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