Deck 18: Technical Definitions

Question 1

Circular definitions help clarify technical concepts.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The term for a word's origin is .

Answer 2

etymology

Question 3

Use as many expansion methods as necessary for a definition.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Definitions can have legal implications.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a method of expansion?
(a)explaining required conditions
(b)limiting the definition to one sentence
(c)comparing and contrasting
(d)analyzing parts
(e)identifying the operating principle

Question 6

Hyperlinked definitions are difficult for readers to use.

Question 7

Parenthetical definitions generally use synonyms or clarifying phrases.

Question 8

Definitions should never be placed in the margin of a text.

Question 9

Sound strategies for definitions include
(a)using circular definitions.
(b)avoiding visuals.
(c)classifying the item precisely.
(d)making distinguishing features broad.
(e)All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

Visuals are not useful for defining concepts.

Question 11

Definitions should be
(a)judgmental.
(b)engaging.
(c)impressionistic.
(d)eclectic.
(e)concise.

Question 12

An expanded definition should be placed
(a)at the beginning of a long document.
(b)in an appendix.
(c)in the conclusion of the document.
(d)either at the beginning of a long document or in an appendix,depending upon the purpose.
(e)None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

The three categories of definition are ,
,and ..

Question 14

A is an alphabetized list of specialized terms and their definitions.

Question 15

Definitions are rarely field-specific.

Question 16

The specific strategies of expansion you choose will depend on
(a)the questions the audience will want answered.
(b)the amount of time you have.
(c)the information you have.
(d)the amount of space you have in your report.
(e)None of the answers is correct.

Question 17

To determine the best expansion approach,ask which of the following questions?
(a)What does it look like?
(b)What are its parts?
(c)How did its name originate?
(d)What does it not mean?
(e)Ask all of these questions.

Question 18

Expanded definitions can be as long as several pages.

Question 19

Use sentence definitions to establish a working definition of a term.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is most accurate?
(a)Definitions have legal,ethical,societal,and global implications.
(b)Definitions have only legal and ethical implications.
(c)Definitions have only ethical implications.
(d)Definitions have only legal implications.
(e)None of these answers is correct.