Technical and Operational Definitions

TECHNICAL
AND
OPERATIONAL
DEFINITIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
01 02
What is “definiton”? Technical Definitions
Overview of what You will be introduced as to what the
definition is. technical definition is.
03
Operational Definitions
You will be introduced as to what the
operational definition is.
01
What is “definition”?
DEFINITION
- A definition is a statement that clearly,
completely, and precisely explains and/or
describes the meaning of a word or phrase.
- In the English language, a word can have

multiple meanings depending on how it is used
and the context in which it is used.
02
Technical Definition
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
- It describes and explains the meaning of a word or phrase based on the general
references and other fields of study resources.
- It gives the universal meaning of the term.
- The definition comes from different reference materials such as dictionaries,

encyclopedias, books, journals, and even websites.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Example:
1. Generalization is a general statement, law, principle, or proportion.
2. Statistics is the quantity that is computed from a sample.
3. Email message is one platform that connects people by using any form of gadget.
TWO TYPES OF TECHNICAL DEFINITION
1. Parenthetical Definition
- is defining a term by using a more familiar synonym in parentheses.
• The company’s recent history is a case study (report) in bad management.
• The book provides a general framework (outline) for understanding modern

politics.
1. Parenthetical Definition
- is defining a term by using a more familiar synonym in parentheses.
• The company’s recent history is a case study (report) in bad management.
• The book provides a general framework (outline) for understanding modern

politics.
2. Sentence Definition
Term Class Class Differentiating Characteristics

Statistics branch of Mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis,
interpretation, and presentation of masses of
numerical data
Deductive reasoning form of reasoning in which conclusions are formulated about
particulars from general or universal
premises
Guidelines for Writing Technical Definitions
1. Be accurate. Use precise terms.
Examples:
Weak definition: Data is information in digital form that can be transmitted or processed.
Accurate and precise definition: Data are the quantities, characters, or symbols on which
operations are performed by a computer, being stored, and transmitted in the form of electrical
signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media.
2. Be objective. Use facts, not opinions.
Examples:
Opinionated definition: A questionnaire is not valid and reliable for the study.
Factual definition: A questionnaire is a set of printed or written questions with a choice of

answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
3. Grade your language. Match it to the knowledge level of your
readers.
Examples:
Complex and complicated definition: Research is a systematic investigation into and study of
materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Simple and clear definition: Research is the collecting of information about a particular
subject.
03
Operational Definition
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
- It states and expresses the meaning of a word or phrase based on the specific
context.
- It refers to the specific definition of a concept.
- In research, the researcher is the one who formulates the meaning of the term
which is objectively anchored on the technical definition.
- It commonly uses the phrase “As used in this study”

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
Example:
1. Items – number of people correctly solving a group performance task.
2. Social media traction – a volume of people endorsing, commenting on, or sharing

content on social media.
3. Public deliberation – hearings, speeches, press statements, and other forms of

deliberated among policy-makers or opinion.
TYPES OF OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
1. Type A operational definitions can be constructed in terms of the

operations performed to cause the phenomenon to occur.
Examples:
• Fear is a state produced by exposing an individual to an object highest in his or her

hierarchy of objects to be avoided.
• Conflict is a state produced by placing two or more individuals in a situation where each
has the same goal but only one can obtain it.
2. Type B operational definitions can be written in terms of how a specific

object or thing operates.
Examples:
• The monitor is a television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being
broadcast from a particular camera.
• A keyboard is a set of keys on a piano or similar musical instrument.

3. Type C operational definitions can be written in terms of what an object or

phenomenon looks like.
Examples:
• Introversion is the tendency or characteristic of an individual to prefer to engage in

solitary rather than group activities.
• Team teaching is a utilization of two or more teachers to develop lesson plans and teach
in one or more subject matter areas to a fixed group of students.
Operational
Technical Definition Definition
Technical definition mainly refers to The operational definition, on the
the factor of explaining or describing any other hand, focuses on the word's usage.
technical terms or terminology. As most of These may also include, for example,
these terms are explained precisely, numerous ways of defining or explaining a
technical definitions can be used to specific process and its properties,
broaden the vocabulary. Examples include including but not limited to event
the terms and definitions of the words characteristics.
found in a dictionary.
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TECHNICAL

- In the English language, a word can have

- It gives the universal meaning of the term.

- The definition comes from different reference materials such as dictionaries,

1. Generalization is a general statement, law, principle, or proportion.

2. Statistics is the quantity that is computed from a sample.

- is defining a term by using a more familiar synonym in parentheses.

• The company’s recent history is a case study (report) in bad management.

• The book provides a general framework (outline) for understanding modern

- is defining a term by using a more familiar synonym in parentheses.

• The company’s recent history is a case study (report) in bad management.

• The book provides a general framework (outline) for understanding modern

Term Class Class Differentiating Characteristics

Factual definition: A questionnaire is a set of printed or written questions with a choice of

- It refers to the specific definition of a concept.

- It commonly uses the phrase “As used in this study”

1. Items – number of people correctly solving a group performance task.

2. Social media traction – a volume of people endorsing, commenting on, or sharing

3. Public deliberation – hearings, speeches, press statements, and other forms of

1. Type A operational definitions can be constructed in terms of the

• Fear is a state produced by exposing an individual to an object highest in his or her

2. Type B operational definitions can be written in terms of how a specific

• A keyboard is a set of keys on a piano or similar musical instrument.

3. Type C operational definitions can be written in terms of what an object or

• Introversion is the tendency or characteristic of an individual to prefer to engage in

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