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In a philosophical text (not related to jurisprudence) I would like to explicitly make a stipulative definition. I can't quite make it sound good.



Some attempts




  1. I stipulatively define X to mean ...

  2. Stipulatively, I define X to mean ...

  3. Stipulatively, X is defined to mean ...


All of them sound awkward to me. How should I write this?










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In a philosophical text (not related to jurisprudence) I would like to explicitly make a stipulative definition. I can't quite make it sound good.



Some attempts




  1. I stipulatively define X to mean ...

  2. Stipulatively, I define X to mean ...

  3. Stipulatively, X is defined to mean ...


All of them sound awkward to me. How should I write this?










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In a philosophical text (not related to jurisprudence) I would like to explicitly make a stipulative definition. I can't quite make it sound good.



Some attempts




  1. I stipulatively define X to mean ...

  2. Stipulatively, I define X to mean ...

  3. Stipulatively, X is defined to mean ...


All of them sound awkward to me. How should I write this?










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In a philosophical text (not related to jurisprudence) I would like to explicitly make a stipulative definition. I can't quite make it sound good.



Some attempts




  1. I stipulatively define X to mean ...

  2. Stipulatively, I define X to mean ...

  3. Stipulatively, X is defined to mean ...


All of them sound awkward to me. How should I write this?







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Maybe:




Let us stipulate that X means ...




or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,




I stipulate that X means ...




Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like




Let X mean...

Let X be...

Let X = ...




and, more flexibly,




... is called X if ...

... is said to be X if ...







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    What about this:




    ... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...




    or




    ... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...




    or




    ... X, stipulated as Y, ...







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      Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.



      All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:




      • Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.

      • Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.

      • For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".

      • Let X = any integer


      Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.






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        Maybe:




        Let us stipulate that X means ...




        or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,




        I stipulate that X means ...




        Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like




        Let X mean...

        Let X be...

        Let X = ...




        and, more flexibly,




        ... is called X if ...

        ... is said to be X if ...







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          Maybe:




          Let us stipulate that X means ...




          or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,




          I stipulate that X means ...




          Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like




          Let X mean...

          Let X be...

          Let X = ...




          and, more flexibly,




          ... is called X if ...

          ... is said to be X if ...







          share|improve this answer


























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            Maybe:




            Let us stipulate that X means ...




            or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,




            I stipulate that X means ...




            Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like




            Let X mean...

            Let X be...

            Let X = ...




            and, more flexibly,




            ... is called X if ...

            ... is said to be X if ...







            share|improve this answer













            Maybe:




            Let us stipulate that X means ...




            or, if you are elsewhere using the first person singular,




            I stipulate that X means ...




            Note: I suppose a "stipulative definition" is concept known in philosophy? And you have to include the word "stipulate"? In mathematics, I would just say things like




            Let X mean...

            Let X be...

            Let X = ...




            and, more flexibly,




            ... is called X if ...

            ... is said to be X if ...








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                What about this:




                ... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...




                or




                ... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...




                or




                ... X, stipulated as Y, ...







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                  What about this:




                  ... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...




                  or




                  ... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...




                  or




                  ... X, stipulated as Y, ...







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                    What about this:




                    ... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...




                    or




                    ... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...




                    or




                    ... X, stipulated as Y, ...







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                    What about this:




                    ... X, stipulatively defined as Y, ...




                    or




                    ... X, stipulated to mean Y, ...




                    or




                    ... X, stipulated as Y, ...








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                        Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.



                        All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:




                        • Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.

                        • Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.

                        • For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".

                        • Let X = any integer


                        Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.






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                          Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.



                          All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:




                          • Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.

                          • Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.

                          • For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".

                          • Let X = any integer


                          Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.






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                            Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.



                            All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:




                            • Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.

                            • Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.

                            • For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".

                            • Let X = any integer


                            Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.






                            share|improve this answer













                            Stipulative definitions are a type of definition but are not always identified by using the word stipulate. There are a whole host of signals commonly used.



                            All of these are examples of stipulative definitions:




                            • Suppose we say that to love someone is to be willing to die for that person.

                            • Take "human" to mean any member of the species Homo sapiens.

                            • For the purposes of argument, we will define a "student" to be "a person under 18 enrolled in a local school".

                            • Let X = any integer


                            Indeed the examples in OP ― which aren't wrong ― probably sound awkward only because you're used to reading so many alternative ways of calling out a stipulative definition.







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