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From: Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi>
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Subject: Re: The actual truth is that ... industry standard stipulative definitions
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:54:43 +0300
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On 2024-10-16 17:14:55 +0000, olcott said:

> On 10/16/2024 3:23 AM, Mikko wrote:
>> On 2024-10-15 12:33:47 +0000, olcott said:
>> 
>>> On 10/15/2024 3:54 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>>> On 2024-10-14 16:05:20 +0000, olcott said:
>>>> 
>>>>> A stipulative definition is a type of definition in which
>>>>> a new or currently existing term is given a new specific
>>>>> meaning for the purposes of argument or discussion in a
>>>>> given context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipulative_definition
>>>>> 
>>>>> *Disagreeing with a stipulative definition is incorrect*
>>>> 
>>>> The Wikipedia page does not say that. It only says that a stipulative
>>>> definition itself cannot be correct.
>>> 
>>> If X cannot be incorrect then disagreeing that X is correct
>>> is incorrect.
>> 
>> While agreement with a definition is incorrect in some sense one
>> can choose whether to accept the or reject the definition.
>> 
>>>> It says nothing about disagreement.
>>>> In particular, one may diagree with the usefulness of a stipulative
>>>> definition.
>>> 
>>> It seems that my reviewers on this forum make being disagreeable
>>> a top priority.
>> 
>> Irrelevant.
> 
> Not at all. If reviewers are lying about my work
> that is libelous.

As is if you lie about your reviewers.

-- 
Mikko