1 .		Which statement is not a true statement about stipulative definitions? [Hint]   A true stipulative definition is an informative statement.   Sometimes stipulative definitions are used to confuse the reader.   A stipulative definition is really a suggestion or a set of instructions to begin using a word in a certain way.   Stipulative definitions can save us from having to think too much.
2 .		"The word 'Utopia' means a perfect society." This definition is best described as a: [Hint]   stipulative definition.   precising definition.   theoretical definition.   lexical definition.
3 .		The purpose of a precising definition is to: [Hint]   reduce ambiguity.   put terms in theoretical context.   reduce vagueness.   emphasize a point.
4 .		Which type of definition is designed to report a meaning that a definiendum already has? [Hint]   Stipulative.   Lexical.   Theoretical.   Precising.
5 .		What is the distinction between a definiendum and a definiens? [Hint]   The definiendum is that which defines the definiens.   The definiendum applies to stipulative definitions; the definiens does not.   Definiendums are definitions which eliminate ambiguity; definiens are definitions which eliminate vagueness.   The definiens is that which explains the meaning of the definiendum.