Deck 17: Technical Definitions

Question 1

Expanded definitions can be as long as several pages.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Visuals are not useful for defining concepts.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The three categories of definition are ,
, and .

Question 5

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 6

Circular definitions help clarify technical concepts.

Question 7

Definitions are rarely field-specific.

Question 8

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

Question 9

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 10

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 are correct.

Question 11

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

Question 12

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 13

Hyperlinked definitions are difficult for readers to use.

Question 14

The term for a word's origin is .

Question 15

Definitions can have legal implications.

Question 16

Definitions should be

A) judgmental.
B) engaging.
C) impressionistic.
D) eclectic.
E) concise.

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

Parenthetical definitions generally use synonyms or clarifying phrases.

Question 19

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 are correct.

Question 20

Use as many expansion methods as necessary for a definition.