A scientist had to know how to ask the correct question and to state it so clearly that the answer would be, in effect, a definite yes or no, not "maybe".
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Cost is a definite factor in making our decision.
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Definitely!
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Give me a definite answer.
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He has no definite object in life.
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He's definitely the right guy for the job. Let him fiddle with a computer and he perks right up.
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I cannot give you a definite answer today.
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I couldn't get a definite answer from him.
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In the absence of definite evidence he was acquitted.
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It is definite that he will go.
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It is definite that he will go to America.
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It will be four years before the definite result of liberalization beef emerges.
[què dìng, ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ, 确定 / 確定] definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Definite \Def"i*nite\, a. [L. definitis, p. p. of definire: cf.
F. d['e]fini. See {Define}.]
1. Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or
greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a
definite measure; a definite period or interval.
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Elements combine in definite proportions. --Whewell.
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2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate;
certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite
word, term, or expression.
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3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as,
the definite article.
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{Definite article} (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. -
{Definite inflorescence}. (Bot.) See {Determinate
inflorescence}, under {Determinate}.
{Law of definite proportions} (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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Definite \Def"i*nite\, n.
A thing defined or determined. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
definite
adj 1: precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite
answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will";
"a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale
of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a
definite drop in attendance" [ant: {indefinite}]
2: known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"
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