perfect
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Definitions ofperfect
- (grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
- A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
- Fitting its definition precisely.
Example: "a perfect circle"
- Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
Example: "That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants."
- Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
Example: "Practice makes perfect."
- Excellent and delightful in all respects.
Example: "a perfect day"
- Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
Example: "6 is perfect because the sum of its proper divisors, 1, 2, and 3, which is 6, is equal to the number itself."
- (grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
- Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
- Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
- Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
- Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
- (of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
Example: "a perfect Manhattan; a perfect Rob Roy"
- Well informed; certain; sure.
- Innocent, guiltless.
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