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Strict Gametic Definition

Intended Usage

Definiendum Definiens
M something (x) counts as male
F something (x) counts as female
S something (x) is a small gamete
L something (x) is a large gamete
p sperm
o ova
P1) Something counts as male if, and only if, something is a small gamete, and something counts as female if, and only if something is a large gamete.
(∀x(Mx↔Sx)∧∀x(Fx↔Lx))
P2) Sperm are small gametes, and ova are large gametes.
(Sp∧Lo)
C) Therefore, sperm count as male and ova count as female.
(∴Mp∧Fo)

Proof Tree

Reductio

Definiendum Definiens
M something (x) counts as male
F something (x) counts as female
S something (x) is a small gamete
L something (x) is a large gamete
e people
P1) Something counts as male if, and only if, something is a small gamete, and something counts as female if, and only if something is a large gamete.
(∀x(Mx↔Sx)∧∀x(Fx↔Lx))
P2) People are neither small gametes nor large gametes.
(¬Se∧¬Le)
C) Therefore, people do not count as male or female.
(∴¬Me∧¬Fe)

Proof Tree


Gametic Entailed Definition

Intended Usage

Definiendum Definiens
M something (x) counts as male
F something (y) counts as female
S something (x) produces small gametes
L something (y) produces large gametes
t a person with gametogenic testes
o a person with gametogenic ovaries
P1) Something counts as male if, and only if, something produces small gametes, and something counts as female if, and only if something produces large gametes.
(∀x(Mx↔Sx)∧∀x(Fx↔Lx))
P2) A person with gametogenic testes produces small gametes, and a person with gametogenic ovaries produces large gametes.
(St∧Lo)
C) Therefore, A person with gametogenic testes counts as male, and a person with gametogenic ovaries counts as female.
(∴Mt∧Fo)

Proof Tree

Reductio

Definiendum Definiens
M something (x) counts as male
F something (y) counts as female
S something (x) produces small gametes
L something (y) produces large gametes
a a person with azoospermia
w a person with complete gonadal dysgenesis
P1) Something counts as male if, and only if, something produces small gametes, and something counts as female if, and only if something produces large gametes.
(∀x(Mx↔Sx)∧∀x(Fx↔Lx))
P2) A person with azoospermia does not produce small gametes and a person with complete gonadal dysgenesis does not produce large gametes.
(¬Sa∧¬Lw)
C) Therefore, a person with azoospermia does not count as male, and a person with complete gonadal dysgenesis does not count as female.
(∴¬Ma∧¬Fw)

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Human Sex

A concept that describes belonging to one of two, or both, anatomical categories—male and female—characterized by clusters of anatomical traits typically associated with the production of small gametes, but not large gametes, in males, and large gametes, but not small gametes, in females.

Human Gender

A concept that broadly describes belonging to one of three bimodally distributed categories—masculine, feminine, and androgynous—characterized by the predominance of weighted anatomical and non-anatomical traits (including cultural, social, and psychological traits) associated with small gametes (masculine), large gametes (feminine), or an ambiguous blend of both (androgynous). Terms like boy and man, girl and woman, and tomboy, femboy, and non-binary are subsumed by masculine, feminine, and androgynous, respectively.


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