circular definition

English

Noun

circular definition (plural circular definitions)

(semantics) A definition relying directly or indirectly on the term being defined.
Saying that obscenity is indecent and then saying something is indecent if it's obscene is a circular definition.

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Translations

definition

Chinese:
Mandarin: 循環定義, 循环定义 (xúnhuán dìngyì)
Czech: definice kruhem f
Finnish: kehämääritelmä
German: Zirkelschluss (de) m

Japanese: 循環定義 (junkanteigi)
Portuguese: definição circular f
Romanian: definiție circulară f
Spanish: definición circular f
Swedish: cirkeldefinition (sv) c

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