Choose the type of definition that best describes the following:
"Momentum" means the impetus of an object in motion.
"Love" means a strong attraction, devotion, or attachment to a person.
"Right to privacy" means the control of access to undocumented personal information.
"No" means no.
A "derivative" is the rate of change of a function at a specific value of x.
Lawrence Spector, "The Math Page"
"Fraud" is the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his/her/its money, property, or a legal right.
Law.com
"Microscope" means an instrument invented to magnify objects too small to be seen under normal conditions.
"Syntax" means the study of the grammatical rules of a language.
Virus and spyware definitions are files that Security Essentials uses to identify malicious or potentially unwanted software on your computer.
Microsoft Security Essentials
Religion can be defined as a system of beliefs and practices by means of which a group of people struggles with the ultimate problems of human life. It expresses their refusal to capitulate to death, to give up in the face of frustration, to allow hostility to tear apart their human aspirations.
J. Milton Yinger, The Scientific Study of Religion
There was a time when "universe" meant "all there is." Everything. The whole shebang. The notion of more than one universe, more than one everything, would seemingly be a contradiction in terms. Yet a range of theoretical developments has gradually qualified the interpretation of "universe." To a physicist, the word's meaning now largely depends on context. Sometimes "universe" still connotes absolutely everything.
Brian Greene, The Hidden Reality
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