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dɪˈfaɪ nɪŋdefin·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
shaping, definingnoun
any process serving to define the shape of something
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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). Another important category of definitions is the class of ostensive definitions, which convey the meaning of a term by pointing out examples. A term may have many different senses and multiple meanings, and thus require multiple definitions.In mathematics, a definition is used to give a precise meaning to a new term, by describing a condition which unambiguously qualifies what a mathematical term is and is not. Definitions and axioms form the basis on which all of modern mathematics is to be constructed.
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Defining refers to the action of explaining or stating the exact meaning of a word, a concept or an idea. It involves setting and describing the nature, scope or clarifying the boundaries or parameters of something. It can also pertain to establishing the form or structure of an object or item.
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Defining
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Editors Contribution
definingverb
Verb form of the word define.
The defining moment for them both was the day they agreed to get married.
Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of defining in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of defining in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of defining in a Sentence
I find that it greatly enhances the natural beauty of the land, appropriately makes use of local materials and serves as a tasteful reminder of an ancient method of defining boundaries.
This is nothing short of a generational defining moment we are in. The country is crying out for solutions. The country is crying out to be unified. The country is crying out for a positive vision that brings us all together.
There are two defining epidemics of our time : the AIDS epidemic and The Ebola.
Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people.
A fundamental, defining feature of a democratic republic is the right of the people to elect their own leaders, the effort by Senators Hawley, Cruz, and others to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in swing states like Pennsylvania directly undermines this right.
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