There's not enough room to put four vote options on the last category, so if you want to vote a "5" for it, just pick both "3" and "2"

 

Also (since there wasn't room), I left out the choice for voting a "1". So if you think it's worth a "1", simply don't vote for a category and it'll be worth a "1".

 

 

 

Entry #1.

 

Math...

 

A codified representation of reality having various components that interact systematically to produce definitive outcomes, from which a user can deduce previously unknown information, verify information about reality, and/or descriptively model it.

 

 

 

The criteria explained.

 

• Accuracy/longevity. Definition is universal, and timeless, covering any future scenarios we imagine today.

 

• Standalone. It avoided using the word's synonym, antonym, or thesaurus friends. i.e. a) an emotion wasn't defined using a substitute feeling or very related word; b) "hot" wasn't defined as a lack of cold.

 

Also didn't need cheap partner or reference words. i.e. to define "alphabet" it didn't use "letters" or "symbols"; to define "language" it didn't use "words" or "communication".

 

• Brief/challenging.

a) Shorter than 50 words, but not too short. -1 point for each 10 words over 40.

 

b) It's also pretty challenging to define in words. i.e. an experience.

 

• Obvious. The definition is clearly for the word "___", it'll rarely get confused for another word.

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Will a mod change it to public? Thanks.

Cap'n will have to do it, Mods have no control over whether the results are public or not. We can't be trusted with that kind of power, we'd go mad, MAD I tell you!