Nature vs. Definition

Naturenoun

(uncountable) The natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design. E.G. the ecosystem, the natural environment, virgin ground, unmodified species, laws of nature.

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The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.

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The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.

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Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.

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Kind, sort; character; quality.

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(obsolete) Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.

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(obsolete) Natural affection or reverence.

Natureverb

(obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.

Naturenoun

The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted with the world of mankind, with its mental and social phenomena.

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The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; - often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence; as, produced by nature; the forces of nature.

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The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.

Naturenoun

Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.

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The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.

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Kind, sort; character; quality.

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Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.

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Natural affection or reverence.

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Constitution or quality of mind or character.

Natureverb

To endow with natural qualities.

Naturenoun

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;

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a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;

Naturenoun

the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.;

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the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions;

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a particular type of thing;

Naturenoun

the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations

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the physical force regarded as causing and regulating the phenomena of the world

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the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something

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the innate or essential qualities or character of a person or animal

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inborn or hereditary characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality.

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a person of a specified character

Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, material world or universe. can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general.

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).