by definition
Example Sentences
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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
Regardless, if it doesn’t exceed the recent highs in two more days, that will be a buy signal by definition.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
These have a single beneficiary by definition and thus should be exempt from the tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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
In past ages, a war, almost by definition, was something that sooner or later came to an end, usually in unmistakable victory or defeat.
From "1984" by George Orwell
