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<p>If a definition is to be understood as introducing the definitum, so that it means &ldquo;Let so and so &mdash; the definitum &mdash; mean so and so &mdash; the definition&rdquo;, then it is a proposition in the imperative mood, and consequently, not a proposition; for a proposition is equivalent to a sentence in the indicative mood.</p>

<p>If a definition is to be understood as introducing the definitum, so that it means &ldquo;Let so and so &mdash; the definitum &mdash; mean so and so &mdash; the definition&rdquo;, then it is a proposition in the imperative mood, and consequently, not a proposition; for a proposition is equivalent to a sentence in the indicative mood.</p>

<p>The definition is thus only a proposition if the definitum be already known to the interpreter.  But in that case it clearly conveys information as to the character of this definitum, which is a matter of fact.</p>

<p>The definition is thus only a proposition if the definitum be already known to the interpreter.  But in that case it clearly conveys information as to the character of this definitum, which is a matter of fact.</p>

<p align="right">C.S. Peirce, ''Collected Papers'', CP 2.315</p>

<p align="right">C.S. Peirce, &ldquo;Syllabus&rdquo;, ''c.'' 1902, CP 2.309&ndash;331.</p>

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====Excerpt 2. Peirce (CP 2.330)====

====Excerpt 2. Peirce (CP 2.330)====