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circular definition

noun

, Logic.
  1. a definition in which the definiendum (the expression being defined) or a variant of it appears in the definiens (the expression that defines it).


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Example Sentences

This, however, is a circular definition: it assumes that we already know what is meant by 'known premisses'.

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