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What is a definition?

A definition is a statement that explains, clarifies, or specifies the meaning of a term. There are 2 popular formats.**In one format, the term defined is shown separately from the explanatory part:

TermDefinition
carFour-wheeled motorised vehicle primarily intended for the transport of persons

In another format, the definition is a single full sentence:

"A car is a four-wheeled motorised vehicle primarily intended for the transport of persons”.

USoft Studio supports only the second format.

Defining a verb concept

The term may designate a noun concept, but it may also designate a verb concept. This is how SBVR presents definitions of verb concepts:

This is how you can define a verb concept in USoft Studio:

or:

As you can see, you need to make sure that the explanation contains all the noun concepts (green) but not the verb (blue).