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- differentiative defintion
- one which compares unlikeness to existing states of being or not being.
- descriptive definition
- one which classifies by characteristics, by describing existing states of being.
- associative definition
- one which declares likeness to existing states of being or not being.
- action definition
- one which delineates cause and potential change of state of being by cause of existence, inexistence, action, inaction, purpose or lack of purpose.
(AP&A, pp. 65-66)