Define vs. Definition
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To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
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(obsolete) To settle, decide an argument etc.
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To express the essential nature of something.
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To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
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To describe, explain, or make definite and clear.
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To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
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(mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.
Definenoun
(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
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To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
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To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
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To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
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To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
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To determine; to decide.
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give a definition for the meaning of a word;
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determine the essential quality of
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determine the nature of;
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delineate the form or outline of;
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state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
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give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary
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make up or establish the character or essence of
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mark out the boundary or limits of
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make clear the outline of; delineate
Definitionnoun
A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
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A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
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The action or process of defining.
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The act of defining; determination of the limits.
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A product of defining.
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The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
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Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
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Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
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Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
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(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
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(programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
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(mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
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The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
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Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of "circle;" the definition of "wit;" an exact definition; a loose definition.
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Description; sort.
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An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
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Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail.
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a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
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clarity of outline;
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a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary
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an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something
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the action or process of defining something
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the degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound
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the capacity of a device to make images distinct in outline
Definition
A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term (a word, phrase, or other set of symbols). Definitions can be classified into two large categories, intensional definitions (which try to give the sense of a term) and extensional definitions (which try to list the objects that a term describes).
