Meaning

1 senses

  1. A process of binding the meaning to the defined term by pointing out examples and counterexamples: definition by exemplification.

    a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined

Translations

2 languages

Forms

plural: ostensive definitions

Synonyms

1 synonyms
definition by pointing

Word family

3 related words
RelatedinductionC1a posterioriinductive reasoning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
oscillateosmosisospreyostensiblyC2ostentationostentatiousosteoarthritisosteopathic
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