The Physical Database Is an Abstract Representation of the Database

question 88

True/False

The physical database is an abstract representation of the database.

Understand the principles of crafting effective definitions, including avoiding circularity, vagueness, and obscurities.

Identify the use of negative terms in definitions and when they are acceptable.

Distinguish between logical, obscure, metaphorical, and vague definitions.

Recognize the importance of the genus and differentia in creating definitions.

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Definitions:

Telepathy

The claimed ability to communicate thoughts or emotions directly from one mind to another without using speech, writing or any other conventional signals.

Clairvoyance

The presumed capability to acquire knowledge concerning an entity, person, place, or event in the physical world through means beyond the usual sensory perception.

Schema

A cognitive framework that organizes and interprets information in the brain.

Gestalt

A theory in psychology that emphasizes the idea that the whole of anything is greater than its parts, focusing on patterns and how they are perceived.