Citations:definition by pointing

English citations of definition by pointing

• 1950, Richard Robinson, Definition‎^[1]:

  The peculiar advantages of definition by pointing are only two. First, it is available before any other method is, namely, at the beginning of each symbolizer's life.

• 1954, F.A. Philbrick, Understanding English: An Introduction to Semantics‎^[2]:

  Ampere is likewise incapable of definition by pointing and has to be defined ...

• 1964, Ronald Christensen, Foundations of Inductive Reasoning‎^[3]:

  He argues that independent of any verbal definitions, we know the meaning of blue and green, say through a definition by pointing.

• 1976, Peter T. Manicas, Arthur N. Kruger, Logic: The Essentials‎^[4]:

  Closely related to definition by pointing is definition by examples. Using this method to define "suspension bridge," one might mention the Brooklyn Bridge, ...