To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
To settle, decide an argument etc. 16th-17th c.
To express the essential nature of something.
To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear.
To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
To establish the referent of a term or notation.
A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
The action or process of defining.
The act of defining; determination of the limits.
A product of defining.
The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.