− | This equation constitutes a ''paraphrastic definition'' of <math>\operatorname{T},</math> a definition-in-context, or a formal syntactic specification of how the operator is required to act on other symbols. | + | This equation provides a contextual definition for the operator <math>\operatorname{T},</math> in effect, a formal syntactic specification that tells how the operator is required to act on other symbols. |