definite : Idioms & Phrases

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Definite article

  • noun a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference
WordNet
  • (Gram.), the article the, which is used to designate a particular person or thing, or a particular class of persons or things; also called a definitive. See Definitive, n.
Webster 1913

Definite inflorescence

  • . (Bot.) See Determinate inflorescence, under Determinate.
Webster 1913

definite integral

  • noun the integral of a function over a definite interval
WordNet

definite quantity

  • noun a specific measure of amount
WordNet

Law of definite proportions

  • noun (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight
    law of constant proportion.
WordNet
  • (Chem.), the essential law of chemical combination that every definite compound always contains the same elements in the same proportions by weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one compound with each other, the relative proportions of each are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under Multiple.
Webster 1913