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DEFINED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clearly characterized or delimited
Example:
each child has clearly defined duties
Classified under:
Also:
definite (precise; explicit and clearly defined)
Antonym:
undefined (not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
Example:
the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill
Synonyms:
defined; outlined
Classified under:
Similar:
distinct (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb define
Context examples:
A traditional unit of length defined as the number of opening per inch of a screen, e.g. the number of strands or particles per inch.
(Mesh, NCI Thesaurus)
For the moment, the researchers recommend incrementally incorporating additional fish into a diet; consumption even once a week moves a family into the high fish-eating group as defined in the study.
(Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Recent work has revealed that ILCs and T cells mirror each other in their subclasses, which are defined by the kinds of cytokines they produce.
(Rapid-response immune cells are fully prepared before invasion strikes, NIH)
The period during which a medical product retains its properties and stated performance within specified limits throughout its shelf life if stored under defined conditions.
(Medical Product Shelf Life, NCI Thesaurus)
A specific identifiable level (defined qualitatively or quantitatively) of probability of adverse event being caused or associated with the product or procedure administration to a patient.
(Adverse Event Attribution to Product or Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
The atomic positions are accurately defined and fine details in the electron density become visible, which reveal small but significant structural changes.
(Atomic Resolution X-Ray Crystallography, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of radioactivity defined as 3.7E-8 atomic disintegrations or other nuclear transformations per second or one quintillionth of curie (10E-18 curie).
(Attocurie, NCI Thesaurus)
A normalized measure of a difference between 2 quantities, expressed as a percentage difference of either their mean or their sum, whichever is defined by a user.
(Asymmetry Index, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit used for measuring substance concentration or/and activity as defined in the literature reference standard for the particular assay method.
(Assay Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
The area under the first moment curve (AUMC) for the defined interval between doses (TAU).
(Area Under the First Moment Curve Over Dosing Interval, NCI Thesaurus)
