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Meaning

Meaning!

What is Meaning? What is meant by a word, text, concept, or action? Implies or explicit significance. Important or worthwhile quality; purpose. A definition of any word or thing. For example, What is a Life? The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

The Word, A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, use with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically show with a space on either side when written or printed. Mean information is that which informs, it is the answer to a question of some kind. It is thus related to data and knowledge, as data represents values attributed to parameters, and knowledge signifies an understanding of real things or abstract concepts.