define
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Definitions ofdefine
- A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
- To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
Example: "the defining power of an optical instrument"
- To settle, decide (an argument etc.)
- To express the essential nature of something.
Example: "I define myself as a techno-anarchist."
- To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
Example: "The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time."
- To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
Example: "Person 1: Is she good at math?"
- To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
Example: "to define the legal boundaries of a property"
- To establish the referent of a term or notation.
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