A statement of the meaning of an Abstraction.
The evolution of definitions are the subject of study & morphisms in Evolutionary Linguistics.
Cultural Definition
(semantics) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
The action or process of defining.
The act of defining; determination of the limits.
A product of defining.
The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear. "Her comic genius is beyond definition."
Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail. "The definition of a telescope." "Improve the definition of an image."
Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits. "A jacket with distinct waist definition."
(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
(programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
(mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term (a word, phrase, or other set of symbols). The term to be defined is the definiendum. The term may have many different senses and multiple meanings. For each meaning, a definiens is a cluster of words that defines that term (and clarifies the speaker's intention).
Pattern Expression
All abstractions have a definition.