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A non-example is used to help explain a definition, just as examples are used.

For example, if a teacher is defining a crystal ("a solid made of atoms arranged in an ordered pattern"), then examples are useful (snowflakes, salt, sugar).

Good non-examples (wood, coal, pepper) can also help students understand what crystals are.

Poor non-examples (koalas, cars, pens) only confuse.

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