The definition "A ticket purchaser is a 'senior' if and only if he/she is at least 55 years old" is an example of:

A) A theoretical definition.

B) An operational definition.

C) An automotive definition.

D) A definition by genus and difference.

E) A precising definition.


E

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a. true b. false

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