well-defined

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Humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere live in well-defined pods and usually follow the same migratory routes every year, travelling between feeding areas in cold water and breeding grounds in the tropics.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

If a well-defined and testable prediction emerges from current data, and if an experiment can realistically be built to test it, pursuing that opportunity could lead to a major breakthrough.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Mr. Kominek is more difficult to read; his comedy roots are showing and his role, as written, is less a well-defined character than a vehicle for lowbrow humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Spaces are well-defined and venerable terms in physics and math.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

In jazz, the shift in emphasis meant bigger bands comprising more structured families of instruments playing well-honed, written-out arrangements, with occasional well-defined solos emerging from the texture.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall