This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
Establish and maintain definitions for terminological entries., CC ID: 13319
This Control has the following implementation support Control(s):
Use formulas as definitions, as necessary., CC ID: 13333
Use proper names as unique identifiers, as necessary., CC ID: 16254
Include synonyms and antonyms of the term in the term definition., CC ID: 13420
Include the subject field in a term definition if it is not indicated in the term's designation, as necessary., CC ID: 13394
Include examples that contrast the characteristics of a term definition, as necessary., CC ID: 13423
Include adjectives that form a part of the term in the term's definition, as necessary., CC ID: 13426
Refrain from including hidden definitions not specific to the concept in the term definition., CC ID: 13396
Use plain language when writing term definitions., CC ID: 13419
Begin term definitions with the concept associated with the hypernym, as necessary., CC ID: 13408
Refrain from including characteristics to hypernyms that belong to the term's hyponym., CC ID: 13415
Refrain from describing the designation in the term definition., CC ID: 13411
Define the concept as the noun and the rest of the definition will complete the predicate of the term definition., CC ID: 13403
Include additional information not suited to a term's definition in the terminological entry's note., CC ID: 13414
Include the history of the term in the term definition, as necessary., CC ID: 13425
Limit the term's definition to a concept based within the appropriate concept system., CC ID: 13407
Include the characteristics that constitute the intension of the concept in the term definition., CC ID: 13409
Refrain from using synonyms of the term in its definition., CC ID: 13331
Refrain from including meronyms in the term definition., CC ID: 16245
Refrain from repeating a designation to introduce a definition., CC ID: 16243
Determine the properties of terms that can be abstracted as characteristics., CC ID: 13367
Combine terms with definitions to form a complete sentence in a term definition, as necessary., CC ID: 13401
SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH
In the case of terminology work carried out in standardization, not only are the term and other designations standardized (with one term specified as a preferred term, where applicable) but so is the definition. In scientific, mathematical, and technical documentation, the definition may be compleme… (§ 6.1 ¶ 2, ISO 704:2009 Terminology work -- Principles and methods)
In the case of terminology work carried out in standardization, terms and other designations are standardized (with one specified as preferred, when there is more than one designation) as well as the definition. In scientific, mathematical, and technical documentation, the definition can be compleme… (6.1 ¶ 3, ISO 704:2022 Terminology work â Principles and methods, 4)
Intensional definitions are statements of essential characteristics that make up the relevant concepts. They shall be as concise as possible and as complex as necessary. Intensional definitions shall be written in accordance with the formal conventions specific to the natural language in question. I… (6.4.3.1 ¶ 1, ISO 704:2022 Terminology work â Principles and methods, 4)
Complex intensional definitions shall contain only information that makes the concept unique. Any additional descriptive information deemed necessary is to be included in a note (see 6.6.5). Intensional definitions should be drafted in a consistent manner bearing in mind the target audience's langua… (6.4.3.9 ¶ 1, ISO 704:2022 Terminology work â Principles and methods, 4)
Deficient definitions shall be avoided. Common types of deficient definitions are: (6.5.1 ¶ 1, ISO 704:2022 Terminology work â Principles and methods, 4)
An extensional definition shall enumerate all the subordinate concepts corresponding to objects in the extension and shall not include open-ended wordings (e.g. "and similar items", "etc."). Incomplete lists can be recorded in an example attached to an intensional definition. All the subordinate con… (6.4.5.1 ¶ 1, ISO 704:2022 Terminology work â Principles and methods, 4)
Write the definition in the typical style of a dictionary. (10, How to Write a Dictionary Definition)
