a definite description is a denoting phrase in the form of "the X" where X is a noun-phrase or a singular common noun. The definite description is proper...

analyzes definite descriptions similarly to indefinite descriptions, except that the individual is now uniquely specified. Take as an example of a definite description...

is yek, meaning one. English articles Al- (definite article in Arabic) Definiteness Definite description False title Recasens, Marta; Martí, M. Antònia;...

a symmetric matrix M {\displaystyle M} with real entries is positive-definite if the real number x T M x {\displaystyle \mathbf {x} ^{\mathsf {T}}M\mathbf...

definiteness is a semantic feature of noun phrases that distinguishes between referents or senses that are identifiable in a given context (definite noun...

visually impaired viewers Definite description, a phrase that denotes an object, discussed in the philosophy of language Description (linguistics), analyzing...

theory of definite descriptions). Kripke argued—against both the Russellian analysis and several attempted refinements of it—that such descriptions could...

Positive-definite bilinear form Positive-definite function Positive-definite function on a group Positive-definite functional Positive-definite kernel Positive-definite...

in particular: Negative-definite bilinear form Negative-definite quadratic form Negative-definite matrix Negative-definite function This set index article...

the analysis of proper names and definite descriptions. He criticized Bertrand Russell's theory of definite descriptions for overlooking the distinction...

sign, the quadratic form is called positive-definite or negative-definite. A semidefinite (or semi-definite) quadratic form is defined in much the same...

In quantum mechanics, counterfactual definiteness (CFD) is the ability to speak "meaningfully" of the definiteness of the results of measurements that...

and advocates his theory of denoting phrases, according to which definite descriptions and other "denoting phrases ... never have any meaning in themselves...

For Russell, ordinary proper names are abbreviated definite descriptions. Here definite description refers again to the type of formulation "The…" which...

other uniquely applying description. This is known as the descriptivist theory of names. Because Frege used definite descriptions in many of his examples...

In chemistry, the law of definite proportions, sometimes called Proust's law or the law of constant composition, states that a given chemical compound...

names of the sort described above as "abbreviated definite descriptions" (see Theory of descriptions). Hence Joseph R. Biden may be an abbreviation for...

happened to a person. A name functions as a rigid designator, while a definite description does not. (One could say 'If Aristotle had died young, he would never...

Orgyia definita, the definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring...

forming a sentence nor even being linguistic (e.g. traffic signs convey definite meaning which is either true or false). Propositions are also spoken of...

stands for 'presupposes'. Definite descriptions are phrases of the form "the X" where X represents a noun phrase. The description is said to be proper when...

Definite form may refer to: Definite quadratic form in mathematics Definiteness in linguistics This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

term appears to have originated at a much later date, and without a definite description; they are first mentioned in John de Mandeville's fourteenth-century...

otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. The is the most frequently used word in the English...

Look up definite maybe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Definite Maybe may refer to: "Definite Maybe", a 2009 song by Jonathan Fagerlund from Welcome...

fundamental theorem of calculus relates definite integration to differentiation and provides a method to compute the definite integral of a function when its...

not have complete lexicons, cannot be observed in use for linguistic description, and therefore cannot be studied in the same way a language spoken by...

Arabic), is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (ḥarf) whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For example...

Catholic Church, a definitor (Latin for 'one who defines') is a title with different specific uses. There are secular definitors, who have a limited...

activities in the description of language have been attributed to the 6th-century BC Indian grammarian Pāṇini who wrote a formal description of the Sanskrit...