Re: The actual truth is that ... industry standard stipulative definitions

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. It says nothing about disagreement.
In particular, one may diagree with the usefulness of a stipulative
definition.
The article also says that the scope of a stipulative definition is
restricted to an argument or discussion in given context. It also
says that a conterargument may use a different stipulative definition
for the same term.
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Mikko