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DEFINITIONS, TYPES OF
DEFINITIONS, TYPES OF
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(a)
differentiative
defintion—one which compares unlikeness to existing
states
of being or not being.
(b)
descriptive definition
—one which classifies by
characteristics
, by describing existing
states
of being.
(c)
associative definition
—one which declares likeness to existing
states
of being or not being.
(d)
action definition
—one which
delineates
cause
and
potential
change
of
state
of being by
cause
of
existence
, inexistence,
action
, inaction,
purpose
or lack of
purpose
.
(
AP
&A,
pp
. 65-66)