"well-defined" meaning in English

See well-defined in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more well-defined [comparative], most well-defined [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} well-defined (comparative more well-defined, superlative most well-defined)
  1. Having a clean and distinct outline. Translations (having a clean and distinct outline): selväpiirteinen (Finnish), tarkkarajainen (Finnish), чёткий (čótkij) (Russian), стро́го очерченный (strógo očerčennyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-well-defined-en-adj-ITp1SZe5 Disambiguation of 'having a clean and distinct outline': 95 3 2
  2. Accurately and precisely described or specified. Translations (accurately and precisely described or specified): veldefineret (Danish), hyvin määritelty (Finnish), tarkoin määritelty (Finnish), tarkasti määritelty (Finnish), veldefinert (Norwegian Bokmål), veldefinert (Norwegian Nynorsk), чёткий (čótkij) (Russian), определённый (opredeljónnyj) (Russian), стро́го очерченный (strógo očerčennyj) (Russian), чётко определённый (čótko opredeljónnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-well-defined-en-adj-FIiZhKTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 47 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 56 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 54 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 55 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 63 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 19 52 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 7 71 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 54 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 63 25 Disambiguation of 'accurately and precisely described or specified': 3 96 1
  3. (mathematics) Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: defined unambiguously and consistently): veldefineret (Danish), hyvin määritelty (Finnish), wohldefiniert (German), ben definito (Italian), bine definit (Romanian), однозначный (odnoznačnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-well-defined-en-adj-giY~-9PD Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: defined unambiguously and consistently': 13 24 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: defined Derived forms: well-definedness

Download JSONL data for well-defined meaning in English (5.7kB)

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