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... defined by an analytic or a stipulative definition can always be eliminated from a sentence by substituting its definiens for it : this procedure turns the sentence into an equivalent one that no longer con- tains the term . For example ...
... defined by an analytic or a stipulative definition can always be eliminated from a sentence by substituting its definiens for it : this procedure turns the sentence into an equivalent one that no longer con- tains the term . For example ...
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... defined by means of other terms of the system : there will have to be a set of so- called primitive terms , which ... defined by means of others . In mechanics , the instantaneous velocity and acceleration of a point mass are defined as ...
... defined by means of other terms of the system : there will have to be a set of so- called primitive terms , which ... defined by means of others . In mechanics , the instantaneous velocity and acceleration of a point mass are defined as ...
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... defined " as follows : in order to ascertain whether the term ' acid ' applies to a given liquid – i.e . , whether ... definition is conceived as specifying a procedure for determining the numerical value of the given quantity in ...
... defined " as follows : in order to ascertain whether the term ' acid ' applies to a given liquid – i.e . , whether ... definition is conceived as specifying a procedure for determining the numerical value of the given quantity in ...
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