2.3 true or false
A stipulative definition is either true or false.
F
From the standpoint of logic, many definitions are concerned not with words but with things.
F
The meaning given to a word by a precising definition is completely arbitrary.
F
Theoretical definitions are either true or false, just as are lexical definitions.
F
A lexical definition reports the way a word is actually used in a language.
T
One of the purposes of a lexical definition is to guard against the ambiguous use of a word.
T
The definiendum is the word or term that is supposed to be defined.
T
The definiens is the word or group of words that assigns a meaning to the word being defined.
T
The purpose of a persuasive definition is to influence attitudes.
T
Theoretical definitions provide a theoretical characterization of the entity or entities denoted by the word being defined.
T
