definition

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

First, scientists, by definition, don’t believe anything until it’s proven, and these things are often almost impossible to prove in the real world.

From MarketWatch

Acting Principal Magistrate Cheng Lim-chi said the defendant clearly knew that his daughter was an absconder and that the insurance policy met the legal definition of funds that belonged to her.

From Barron's

The single set of temporal fascia—indentations behind the eye sockets that are doubled on a reptile—is one means of scientific definition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some doctors say the different definitions of Alzheimer’s disease are leading to estimates that are grossly inflated.

From The Wall Street Journal

There isn't even an internationally agreed definition of honey.

From BBC