The following can be seen as violating which of the rules for definitions:
A table is a piece of furniture consisting of a flat slab of wood fixed on legs.

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The following can be seen as violating which of the rules for definitions: A table is a piece of furniture consisting of a flat slab of wood fixed on legs.

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A definition should be clear, not figurative, obscure, vague, or ambiguous.

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A definition should not be circular.

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A definition should not be negative when it can be affirmative.

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A definition should avoid affective terminology.

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A definition should be coextensive (neither too broad nor too narrow).

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The following can be seen as violating which of the rules for definitions: A tab...

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