0 present participle of define --
1 to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: --
I'd hate to feel that I was defined by (= that my life got its meaning and importance only from) my job.
Your role in the project will be strictly defined (= limited to particular areas).
Your rights and responsibilities are defined in the citizens' charter.
Before I answer your question, could you define your terms a little more (= explain what you mean by the words you have used)?
In the dictionary, "reality" is defined as "the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be".
Analogously to the situation for resolvespecs, there is a tension between allowing arbitrary computation in defining the relations and supporting compile-time analysis.
In defining the ground to be covered by this book, the author faced immense difficulties.
While defining the range of each category, the comparison of the three identified dimensions was possible.
Clearly, it is not reasonable to expect all maltreatment investigations to utilize identical procedures for defining the sample.
The defining aspect of the category is still the directionality of the speakers and the restriction placed on the viewer's position.
Visual imagery is perhaps the most defining quality of dream mentation.
Now, if these important (perhaps even defining) visual/sensory features are impaired, then patients may not have enough information to differentiate one exemplar from another.
Virtually anything can fit these broad categories of definition, with the effect that the defining criterion is no criterion at all.
