Definition
What is definition? How should it be defined?
Some propositions attempt to provide a definition of a term. The question is how the concept of definition is to be defined.
In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2018. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community. Definition (Barseghyan-2018) is currently accepted by Scientonomy community as the best available definition of the term. Definition (Barseghyan-2018) states "A statement of the meaning of a term."
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History
Acceptance Record
Community | Accepted From | Acceptance Indicators | Still Accepted | Accepted Until | Rejection Indicators |
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Scientonomy | 8 October 2018 | The question became accepted as legitimate with the publication of Barseghyan (2018). | Yes |
All Theories
Theory | Formulation | Formulated In |
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Definition (Barseghyan-2018) | A statement of the meaning of a term. | 2018 |
Accepted Theories
Community | Theory | Accepted From | Accepted Until |
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Scientonomy | Definition (Barseghyan-2018) | 1 September 2019 |
Suggested Modifications
Modification | Community | Date Suggested | Summary | Verdict | Verdict Rationale | Date Assessed |
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Sciento-2018-0007 | Scientonomy | 8 October 2018 | Accept the definition of definition as a statement of the meaning of a term. | Accepted | The consensus on this modification emerged primarily off-line. It was agreed that whether or not "definitions can have a truth value" is irrelevant to this modification and that "the question of most relevance to scientonomy is whether definitions can be accepted or not accepted by an epistemic agent".c1 It was also noted that the consensus concerning this modification "has manifested on several occasions, including the first scientonomy conference in May 2019 in Toronto."c2 | 1 September 2019 |
Current View
In Scientonomy community, the accepted definition of the term is Definition (Barseghyan-2018). It is defined as: "A statement of the meaning of a term."
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