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The 19 pages that link to Definition, each with the reason it gives.

• Euclid's ElementsRelated: Euclid begins each book by naming objects and relations used in its propositions.

• Mathematical proofRelated: Definitions let proofs replace concepts with exact conditions.

• Socratic methodRelated: Questions often begin by asking what a key term means before testing particular examples.

• Formal proofRelated: Definitions introduce terms whose precise meanings can be used in derivations.

• Principia MathematicaRelated: Whitehead and Russell define mathematical notions through logical vocabulary.

• TheoremRelated: Definitions fix the objects and conditions a theorem's statement concerns.

• Axiomatic methodRelated: Definitions clarify the language in which axioms and theorems are stated.

• Foundations of GeometryRelated: Definitions clarify geometric objects without adding independent assumptions about them.

• Geometric proofRelated: Definitions fix what geometric objects and relations mean before an argument uses them.

• GlossaryRelated: Each glossary entry pairs a term with an explanation of its meaning.

• Joseph KosuthRelated: His definition works make this linguistic operation an artistic material.

• A Dictionary of the English LanguageRelated: Johnson’s definitions range from concise explanations to memorable, pointed formulations.

• Concepts & principlesRelated: Definitions establish what a concept or principle includes.

• If and only ifRelated: Mathematical definitions often use iff to state exact conditions for membership or classification.

• WolffianismRelated: Definitions let Wolff fix concepts before deriving propositions that depend on them.