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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by hutzlibu on Friday April 14, 2023 @07:30AM (#35568245)
"So the reason greenland being an island is due to definition then?"

Isn't everything, including criteria?

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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by mahathu on Friday April 14, 2023 @07:44AM (#35568343)
No, it's the difference between normative and descriptive categorizations.
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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by CRConrad on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @02:48AM (#35625056)
But deciding that some concept A is defined by criterion / set-of-criteria B is itself normative, a definition by fiat.
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