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... Definition is placing a term into a category and showing how it differs from other things in the same category . An airplane [ term ] is a ... Definitions should always be positive . A definition should never 118 Writing Defining Terms.
... Definition is placing a term into a category and showing how it differs from other things in the same category . An airplane [ term ] is a ... Definitions should always be positive . A definition should never 118 Writing Defining Terms.
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... definitions , as in " A collision is when two cars run into each other . " This is not really a definition at all , since it has neither category nor difference . Avoid circular definitions , such as " A rectifier tube rectifies ...
... definitions , as in " A collision is when two cars run into each other . " This is not really a definition at all , since it has neither category nor difference . Avoid circular definitions , such as " A rectifier tube rectifies ...
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... Defining terms 154 118 16 Defining technical terms Description 168 Development , methods of ( see methods of development ) Capitalization 159 Card file 29 Card file , definition of 29 Discipline 7 Card file , evaluating 32 Drucker ...
... Defining terms 154 118 16 Defining technical terms Description 168 Development , methods of ( see methods of development ) Capitalization 159 Card file 29 Card file , definition of 29 Discipline 7 Card file , evaluating 32 Drucker ...
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A Process Not Magic | 3 |
Getting Ready | 13 |
FINDING INFORMATION | 21 |
Copyright | |
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