... By being extensionally adequate, the definition will pick out all of the examples in real time and space that is meant by the connotation. This means that there are no counter examples. If the definition of human includes being born with ten fingers and a case is witnessed where a human was born ... or stipulative definition. These do not function as adequate definitions but can still play an important role for words. A lexical definition can be found in a dictionary (lexicon) as it is simply a report of how the word is used in standard discourse. It does not provide a univocal definitio...

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... . Planning involves the selection of choices from a myriad of possible outcomes (dependent on the size of the task), for example planning a night out with a few friends would probably involve decisions like where to go? How much will it cost? Do I have work tomorrow? Where as planning an ... becomes obvious that an incorrect decision in any of the above could prove to be anything from slightly annoying to life threatening. The above examples also show clearly both the interdependence of decisions (poor travel agent might affect accommodation, transport, insurance) and the reliance that o...

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