neat
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Definitions ofneat
- An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
Example: "My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair."
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
Example: "I like my whisky neat."
- Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
Example: "The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene."
- With all deductions or allowances made; net.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
Example: "The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests."
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
Example: "Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch."
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
Example: "Courts should not reduce this case to a neat set of legal rules."
- Good, excellent, desirable.
Example: "Hey, neat convertible, man."
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