If the definition of "yellow" were to be, "a color like that of a mid day sun", the use of examples to define something like the color yellow is not sufficient. The usefulness of an example is based on experience. A blind ma could not know what is meant by the color of the sun as wouldn't a man who had only seen the sun threw blue windows better understand the word yellow properly. Although an example is useful in explaining something by being very specific, it is only helpful if the person hearing the definition has experienced the example as the definer has. The blind m

The use of terms more familiar than the word being defined is also important. A good definition of the word yellow would be, "the visual sensation received by the human eye when a wavelength of around 540 nm. On the electromagnetic spectrum enters it. A layman or even some college students have no idea what that means. The use of familiar words allows for the communication of a words definition to people without further confusing them with new ones. Definitions, such as "to run", for the word running is incorrect as well. The word running will be just as confusing to a man who does not know what run means. This is an example of circularity for "to run" is to be running and running is "to run".

Many words can be used in so many ways that to express the essence of it can be very complicated. If the word "game" were defined as, "an activity" the definition would be to broad. There are many activities such as working or fighting for your life, that are not games. If the

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