ostensive definition

1. 1.

   a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined

   Broaderdefinition

Questions about ostensive definition

What does ostensive definition mean?

ostensive definition means "a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined".

Is ostensive definition a common word?

ostensive definition is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.