well-defined

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well-defined

adjective better-defined · more well-defined · best-defined · most well-defined

  1. Having a clean and distinct outline.

    Opposite: ill-defined

  2. Accurately and precisely described or specified. AMVAC Chemical Corp. spokesman Brian Maddox said the company does not sell naled into China and has “no idea how it may have been used or how much is applied. By contrast, the application of Naled in the US is well-defined by the USEPA label and is highly controlled to ensure compliance with rigorou
  3. Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.

    Opposite: ill-defined

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adj having a clean and distinct outline

Русскийчёткий čótkij, стро́го очерченный strógo očerčennyj

adj accurately and precisely described or specified

Русскийчёткий čótkij, определённый opredeljónnyj, стро́го очерченный strógo očerčennyj, чётко определённый čótko opredeljónnyj

adj mathematics: defined unambiguously and consistently

Deutschwohldefiniert
Italianoben definito
Românăbine definit
Русскийоднозначный odnoznačnyj

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@misc{well_defined_2026,
  title = {well-defined},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/well-defined},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}