Definationnoun
misspelling of definition
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.
âHer comic genius is beyond definition.â;
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Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
âThe definition of a telescope.â; âImprove the definition of an image.â;
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Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
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Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
âA jacket with distinct waist definition.â;
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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.
âDefinition being nothing but making another understand by words what the term defined stands for.â;
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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;
âexercise had give his muscles superior definitionâ;
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a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary
âa dictionary definition of the verbâ;
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an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something
âour definition of what constitutes poetryâ;
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the action or process of defining something
âa question of definitionâ; âissues of methodology and definitionâ;
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the degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound
âthe clarity and definition of pictures can be aided by using computer graphicsâ;
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the capacity of a device to make images distinct in outline
âwe've been pleased with the definition of this TVâ;
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).