Definition vs. Specification
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).
Specificationnoun
An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
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An act of specifying.
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The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits.
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The designation of particulars; particular mention; as, the specification of a charge against an officer.
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A written statement containing a minute description or enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a public officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an invention, as in a patent; also, a single article, item, or particular, an allegation of a specific act, as in a charge of official misconduct.
Specificationnoun
A detailed listing or description of the required properties of some object proposed to be built or bought; - usually used in the plural; as, the building specifications require that it withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8; the program specifications require an option to change the menus.
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a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
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naming explicitly
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(patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and usse of an invention
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a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
