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...''can't'' define a word any way you like; how human brains seem to process definitions. First introduces the [[Mind projection fallacy]] and the concept of [[how *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions Disputing Definitions]

...sed to mean low [[intelligence]]. However, it has other, more specialized definitions which may be more appropriate to [[Less Wrong]]'s goals:

...definition can be mathematically formalized given reasonable mathematical definitions of its terms. They use [[Solomonoff induction]] - a formalization of [[Occa This definition avoids several problems common in many others definitions, especially it avoids [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphizing]] intelligence.

...gfuture.com/michael/blog/2007/09/seven-definitions-of-transhumanism/ Seven Definitions of Transhumanism] by [[Michael Anissimov]]

*[http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions/ Disputing Definitions] - An example of how the technique helps.

...or is trying to communicate, then to get lost in a pointless discussion of definitions, bearing nothing.

== Definitions == Other definitions include:<ref name="adjancent">https://thingofthings.wordpress.com/2015/05/0

...st possible description of it becomes longer. This is also one of the best definitions of randomness so far<ref>SIPSER, M. (1983) "A complexity theoretic approach

:163. [http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions Disputing Definitions]

He says premises I and II follow directly from most definitions of ‘extendible method’: a method that can easily be improved, yielding

...as a Nice Place to Live" and his essay was essentially conflating the two definitions.

...iendly" — Artificial Intelligence . It also gives one of the first precise definitions of terms such as Friendly AI and [[Seed AI]].

...use of a given word or its synonyms. Particularly useful in arguments over definitions.

#[http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions Disputing Definitions]

...d due to a small amount of anecdotal information, and due to the fact that definitions are fluently integrated in the running text. An important goal of the book ...ves source code for a selection of widely used Common Lisp operators, with definitions that offer a comprehensive explanation of the language and provide a rich s

| [http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions/ Disputing Definitions]

=====[http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions/ Disputing Definitions]===== ''You allow an argument to slide into being about definitions, even though it isn't what you originally wanted to argue about.''

...ns] or [http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions/ endlessly debate definitions]. See [http://lesswrong.com/lw/od/37_ways_that_words_can_be_wrong/ 37 Ways

=====[http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions/ Disputing Definitions]===== ''You allow an argument to slide into being about definitions, even though it isn't what you originally wanted to argue about.''

...or is trying to communicate, then to get lost in a pointless discussion of definitions, bearing nothing. ...i3/making_beliefs_pay_rent_in_anticipated_experiences/ anticipations], not definitions.