Definition:
Concept Number: *044
English Master: Definition
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: Def Defined Defined-As
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Example:
The following are equivalent definitions of the term, Trained:
Trained: Defined As: At least 30 hours classroom, and “passed” practical exam.
Trained: At least 30 hours classroom, and “passed” practical examination.
Trained: Def: At least 30 hours classroom, and “passed” practical examination.
Trained: Definition: At least 30 hours classroom, and “passed” practical examination.
Trained = At least 30 hours classroom, and “passed” practical examination.
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Reliability:
Scale: Hours to <complete> defined [Task: Default = Most Complex Task].
Tolerable [USA]: 5 hours. “Most Complex Task is suitable Default for a Tolerable specification.”
Goal [Europe, End Next Year]: 10 hours.
Most Complex Task: Defined As: The Work task, which normally takes most employees longest clock time to Complete on average.
Notes
1. The tagged term could then be re-used anywhere else within Scope, and would always have this precise definition.
2. Any tagged statement is, in practice, a definition of that tag, so the use of the “Defined” Parameter is to make it explicit that the statement is intended as a reusable definition.
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“:” or “=“
“Whatever follows the icon symbol is a definition of the tag or Parameter to the left of the symbol. “=“ is less commonly used.”
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This Concept entered by Diane O'Brien.