Quote: can represent a set by its essential properties or by a prototypical example

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From learning about Clyde, we can construct a … [or class] of elephants, which abstracts out what we believe is true … set can enumerate all the "essential" properties of … But there's an alternative point of view. We … [p. 215] If I ask you to "think of … with the characteristics of gray color, trunk, etc. … of Clyde himself. [Then can describe another elephant by how he differs from Clyde].   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: if use prototypical examples for sets, describe other members by how they differ from the prototype

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