Terminology must be conventional, precise, constant; copious in words, and minute in distinctions, according to the needs of the science. The student must understand the terms, directly according to the convention, not through the medium of explanation or comparison.


The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History, (Volume 2) (2nd edition), Aphorisms Concerning Ideas (p. 460)

William Whewell Quotes

Terminology must be conventional, precise, constant; copious in words, and minute in distinctions, according to the needs of the science. The student ...

Terminology must be conventional, precise, constant; copious in words, and minute in distinctions, according to the needs of the science. The student ...

Terminology must be conventional, precise, constant; copious in words, and minute in distinctions, according to the needs of the science. The student ...

Terminology must be conventional, precise, constant; copious in words, and minute in distinctions, according to the needs of the science. The student ...