Complete Definition of "circular definition"

English

Noun

circular definition

  1. 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 just a circular definition.

Translations

Finnish: kehämääritelmä

See also
reflexive statement

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