English 10

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A computer is a device or machine used in performing, assessing, evaluating, and following commands set by the users.

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Happiness is when a person smiles a lot because he/she is stress free.

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Twitter is a social media platform that is better than Facebook.

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Sunlight is the electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun.

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It states and explains the meaning of a word or phrase based on specific context. In terms of research, it explains or describes how the term is applied and measured in the study.

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

It describes and explains the meaning of a word or phrase based on the general references and other field of study sources.

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

Defines and explains a single term, concept, or object by going deeper than a simple dictionary definition

• Expanded Definition

• Elaborated Definition

• Formal definition

• Extracted definition

A technique in expanding definition which provides a picture or image that is used to clarify a text.

• Examples and Anecdotes

• Analogy

• Illustration

• Negation

A technique in expanding definition which explains the origin of a word.

• Cause and Effect

• Analogy

• Historical References

• Etymology

A technique in expanding definition which discusses how the situation came about and what effects it may have.

• Cause and Effect

• Analogy

• Comparison

• Negation