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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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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

To make her case, Smith read the term’s definition off her phone.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

In its prospectus, Bending Spoons said its definition isn’t meant to be “a measure of continuous revenue generation from a customer cohort.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“That is extremely humid by anyone’s definition, this isn’t just ‘Oh, it never gets humid in Southern California we aren’t acclimated,” said climate scientist Daniel Swain said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

It is a far from sufficient definition, to be sure, since human beings make many things other than works of art.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

But the one part of the market that has cooled are so-called momentum stocks, whose precise definitions vary but basically are bets that fast-rising stocks will continue to gain ground.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Terms like “reasonable,” “material,” “equivalent” and “systematic disagreement” appear throughout the document with no definitions attached.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Conventional definitions of the working class often miss how people understand their own place in society.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

"Current clauses may refer to 'severe' or 'extreme' weather, but the definitions for these can vary and currently no providers go as far as to specify criteria such as maximum temperatures."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“That one book contains the definitions of more than four-hundred fifty thousand words. Now, wasn’t I right, Nicholas? All this will mean so much more since you learned about it on your own.”

From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements




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