Making a stipulative definition
In a philosophical text (not related to jurisprudence) I would like to explicitly make a stipulative definition. I can't quite make it sound good.
Some attempts
- I stipulatively define X to mean ...
- Stipulatively, I define X to mean ...
- Stipulatively, X is defined to mean ...
All of them sound awkward to me. How should I write this?
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In a philosophical text (not related to jurisprudence) I would like to explicitly make a stipulative definition. I can't quite make it sound good.
Some attempts
- I stipulatively define X to mean ...
- Stipulatively, I define X to mean ...
- Stipulatively, X is defined to mean ...
All of them sound awkward to me. How should I write this?
word-usage
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In a philosophical text (not related to jurisprudence) I would like to explicitly make a stipulative definition. I can't quite make it sound good.
Some attempts
- I stipulatively define X to mean ...
- Stipulatively, I define X to mean ...
- Stipulatively, X is defined to mean ...
All of them sound awkward to me. How should I write this?
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In a philosophical text (not related to jurisprudence) I would like to explicitly make a stipulative definition. I can't quite make it sound good.
Some attempts
- I stipulatively define X to mean ...
- Stipulatively, I define X to mean ...
- Stipulatively, X is defined to mean ...
All of them sound awkward to me. How should I write this?
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Maybe:
Let us stipulate that X means ...
or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,
I stipulate that X means ...
Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like
Let X mean...
Let X be...
Let X = ...
and, more flexibly,
... is called X if ...
... is said to be X if ...
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What about this:
... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...
or
... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...
or
... X, stipulated as Y, ...
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Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.
All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:
- Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.
- Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.
- For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".
Let X = any integer
Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.
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Maybe:
Let us stipulate that X means ...
or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,
I stipulate that X means ...
Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like
Let X mean...
Let X be...
Let X = ...
and, more flexibly,
... is called X if ...
... is said to be X if ...
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GEdgarGEdgar
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Maybe:
Let us stipulate that X means ...
or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,
I stipulate that X means ...
Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like
Let X mean...
Let X be...
Let X = ...
and, more flexibly,
... is called X if ...
... is said to be X if ...
answered yesterday
GEdgarGEdgar
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Maybe:
Let us stipulate that X means ...
or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,
I stipulate that X means ...
Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like
Let X mean...
Let X be...
Let X = ...
and, more flexibly,
... is called X if ...
... is said to be X if ...
answered yesterday
GEdgarGEdgar
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Maybe:
Let us stipulate that X means ...
or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,
I stipulate that X means ...
Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like
Let X mean...
Let X be...
Let X = ...
and, more flexibly,
... is called X if ...
... is said to be X if ...
answered yesterday
GEdgarGEdgar
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What about this:
... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...
or
... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...
or
... X, stipulated as Y, ...
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What about this:
... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...
or
... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...
or
... X, stipulated as Y, ...
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What about this:
... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...
or
... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...
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... X, stipulated as Y, ...
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Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.
All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:
- Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.
- Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.
- For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".
Let X = any integer
Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.
answered yesterday
Trevor ReidTrevor Reid
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Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.
All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:
- Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.
- Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.
- For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".
Let X = any integer
Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.
answered yesterday
Trevor ReidTrevor Reid
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add a comment |
Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.
All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:
- Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.
- Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.
- For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".
Let X = any integer
Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.
answered yesterday
Trevor ReidTrevor Reid
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Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.
All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:
- Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.
- Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.
- For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".
Let X = any integer
Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.
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Why don't you stipulate what you want?
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