The meaning of verbal definitions and whether repetition limits the definition
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The questioner : ... it necessitates repetition, and it necessitates circularity
The Shaykh : How
The questioner : A definition comes in with the definition, and then he says this ... so this necessitates ...
The Shaykh : Verbal definitions, meaning?
The questioner : Definitions
The Shaykh : Yes, verbal definitions. Verbal definitions mean that you define a term with a clearer term.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Repetition
The questioner : Repetition necessitates circularity, and circularity ... .
The Shaykh : I do not know, but there is no doubt that repetition is a defect in definitions, because definitions should have all their terms established, not repeated. Yes.
The Shaykh : How
The questioner : A definition comes in with the definition, and then he says this ... so this necessitates ...
The Shaykh : Verbal definitions, meaning?
The questioner : Definitions
The Shaykh : Yes, verbal definitions. Verbal definitions mean that you define a term with a clearer term.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Repetition
The questioner : Repetition necessitates circularity, and circularity ... .
The Shaykh : I do not know, but there is no doubt that repetition is a defect in definitions, because definitions should have all their terms established, not repeated. Yes.