Definition of definition

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Definition (n.) The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition..

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Pinkroot :: Pinkroot (n.) The root of Spigelia Marilandica, used as a powerful vermifuge; also, that of S. Anthelmia. See definition 2 (below)..
Negation :: Negation (adv.) Description or definition by denial, exclusion, or exception; statement of what a thing is not, or has not, from which may be inferred what it is or has..
Glossology :: Glossology (n.) The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.
Definition :: Definition (n.) An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
Lexicon :: Lexicon (n.) A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language..
Undefine :: Undefine (v. t.) To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.
Demonstration :: Demonstration (n.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; -- these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions..
Locust :: Locust (n.) The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases)..
Equivalence :: Equivalence (n.) The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions..
Definable :: Definable (a.) Capable of being defined, limited, or explained; determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable; as, definable limits; definable distinctions or regulations; definable words..
Lexigraphy :: Lexigraphy (n.) The art or practice of defining words; definition of words.
Super :: Super- () A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-..
Definition :: Definition (n.) 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..
Distinguish :: Distinguish (v. t.) To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low..
A Priori :: A priori () Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of a posteriori..
Maieutical :: Maieutical (a.) Fig. : Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language..
A Posteriori :: A posteriori () Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning..
Differentiation :: Differentiation (n.) The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination..
Definition :: Definition (n.) Description; sort.
Definition :: Definition (n.) Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail..
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