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:
Term | Definition |
---|---|
car | Four-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).