• intensely_human
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    1 year ago

    A definition cannot he said to match or to not match real world conditions.

    Like if I define a square as a quadrilateral with equal sides, that’s independent (orthogonal, even, pun intended) of whether any quadrilaterals with equal sides are around.

    I don’t think it makes any sense to talk about whether a definition reflects reality. That’s not really what a definition is. They can’t be true or untrue.

    Statements are true or untrue, but for a definition the concept of truth or falsity doesn’t make sense.