definite
Having distinct limits.
Example
“definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval”
Other meanings
Free from any doubt.
“definite knowledge”
Determined; resolved; decided.
Related words
- definiteness
- definitize
- definitude
- nondefinite
- quasidefinite
- semidefinite
- undefinite
- definite description
- definite article
- definite verb
- definite clause
- definite integral
Word history
From Latin "dēfīnītus".
Where this comes from
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