In chapter *30 Whitehead and Russell propose a direct analysis of such expressions for mathematical functions in terms of definite descriptions, which they call "descriptive functions".
Kaplan intended to contrast directly referential expressions with expressions such as definite descriptions, which, though designating particular individuals, do so by means of descriptive conditions being expressed by the description and satisfied by the designated individual.
This hybrid speech is well suited to Ulitskaya's descriptions, which are often verbal translations of visual caricature.
The profiler might prefer the safety of her own descriptions, which range from "startlingly round" to "a sad sack".
It was also difficult to tell from the photos and descriptions which size car could accommodate five adults.
Some of the curator's choices seem a bit odd and the written descriptions, which add little, are occasionally heavy-handed.
Can students tell, based just on the titles and descriptions, which two are the Nobel Prize-winning work?
I was brought up in a religious environment, and so my natural tendency was to lapse into descriptions which were broadly creationist.
A read through the class descriptions, which include straightforward outlines and poems, quickly shows the program's diversity, with an emphasis on play and experimentation.
Strange illustrations of the creatures also appeared alongside their descriptions, which were as outlandish as their Roald Dahl-esque names – flobberworms, kneazles, puffskeins, murtlaps.
Last week, 500 Kuwaiti female civil servants threatened to strike in protest over their job descriptions, which they called "a disgrace to Kuwaitis".
