by definition
Example Sentences
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“Identity by definition is not momentary,” he noted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Open AI models are, by definition, harder to control, as users can alter their parameters -- potentially for malicious purposes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
The inflation threat that bonds face isn’t from inflation that is currently expected but from unexpected inflation — which, by definition, is unexpected.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
In other words, he seems to think that if the facility is enriching uranium at all, it is by definition military—i.e., its purpose is to build nuclear weapons.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
The world of thought, belief and feeling is by definition far more difficult to decipher.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
