TECHNICAL DEFINITION

Cards (8)

  • Technical definition - it states or decribes exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of something.
  • Guidelines for writing technical definition
    • be accurate
    • be objective
    • grade language
  • Be accurate - use precise terms
  • Be objective - use facts, not opinions
  • Grade your languange - match it to the knowledge level of your readers
  • Types of technical definition
    • parenthetical definition
    • sentence definition
  • Parenthetical definition - is defining a term by using more familiar synonym in parentheses.
  • Sentence definition - follows a set pattern; more complex terms are used.