The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of “circle;” the definition of “wit;” an exact definition; a loose definition.
Description; sort.
(Logic) An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
(Opt.) Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail.
