definition
Example Sentences
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The contestants are allowed to ask for a definition and to have the given word be used in a sentence.
If we want a serious account of how brains compute, and what it would take to build minds in other substrates, we first need a broader definition of what "computation" can be.
From Science Daily
With this definition, both laws of thermodynamics remain valid, showing that the framework is self-consistent.
From Science Daily
This expanded definition of the genre is on full display at Common Country.
This year, the government broadened the definition of qualified professionals to anyone earning at least the equivalent of about $8,200 a month, and specifically expanded its scope to include teachers and nurses.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.