What is meaning: Definition and 6 Discussions

In semantics, semiotics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metasemantics, meaning "is a relationship between two sorts of things: signs and the kinds of things they intend, express, or signify".The types of meanings vary according to the types of the thing that is being represented. Namely:

There are the things, which might have meaning;
There are things that are also signs of other things, and so, are always meaningful (i.e., natural signs of the physical world and ideas within the mind);
There are things that are necessarily meaningful such as words and nonverbal symbols.The major contemporary positions of meaning come under the following partial definitions of meaning:

Psychological theories, involving notions of thought, intention, or understanding;
Logical theories, involving notions such as intension, cognitive content, or sense, along with extension, reference, or denotation;
Message, content, information, or communication;
Truth conditions;
Usage, and the instructions for usage; and
Measurement, computation, or operation.

View More On Wikipedia.org
  1. K

    I Why is there no consensus about the meaning of probability in MWI?

    As there appears to be no consensus about the meaning of probability in a deterministic model, I am asking what the sticking point is? That's all really.
  2. A

    Meaning of "selling war surplus groceries" in historical text

    I know that surplus is extra. What is the meaning of it in the text below: Jack Cohen realized in 1919 that he could profits from selling war surplus groceries and, in fact, Cohen started from a stall in East End of London. Tesco as a brand did not appear until 1924, when Cohen bought from T.E...
  3. A

    Procedural grounds meaning

    What is the meaning of the expression procedural grounds in the text: Butler attended Boise State University for a year.[9] In 1991, Butler was convicted of assault during his freshman year of college.[5] His appeal was unsuccessful on procedural grounds, as a judge ruled that Butler's defense...
  4. A

    What does the phrase "Mined to the ground" mean?

    “Every meter, every kilometer costs lives. You can do something really fast, but the field is mined to the ground,” he said. From the link: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/01/world/wagner-losses-ukraine-zelensky-prigozhin-intl-hnk/index.html What is the meaning of being mined to the ground? I...
  5. A

    What is the meaning of the word Avoke? (English meaning)

    I look in the Dictionary and his definitions is: Avoke = To call from or back again I don't understand nothing. Can someone explain to me the definition (i.e. in other words). Thanks in Advance.
  6. C

    Air Density & Bernoulli's Equation: Tolerance Explained

    For this, Can someone please tell me what tolerance means in this context? Many thanks!
Back
Top