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Theoretical Terms and Partial Definitions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2022
Abstract
The problem of the interpretation of theoretical terms is outlined, and some difficulties connected with the distinction between partial definitions and empirical postulates are discussed. A reconstruction is sketched which is intended to explicate the ‘definitional’ character of partial definitions. Finally, some implications for the methodology of theory construction are indicated.
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