Question

Which of the following is true of stipulative definitions?
a.Stipulative definitions can only be given to newly created words.
b.Stipulative definitions often begin as slang among groups.
c.Stipulative definitions can be true or false Stipulative definitions are never useful.

Answer 1

The stipulative definitions are those that express the meaning of the words through definitions agreed by a group and a context, in that sense it is different from the lexical definition because the latter is the meaning that is had for the name in a significant group as a society .

Stipulative definitions are often used to give precision to a new concept or an abstract idea, or to resignify an existing term.

Answer

B. Stipulative definitions often begin as slang among groups, as these definitions are contextual.