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well-defined

well-defined adjective: having a clean and distinct outline.

Adjective

well-defined (comparative better-defined or more well-defined, superlative best-defined or most well-defined)

  1. Having a clean and distinct outline.
    Antonyms:
    ill-defined
  2. Accurately and precisely described or specified.
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  3. Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.
    Antonyms:
    ill-defined

well-defined meaning in Kannada

well-defined in Kannada

ಸುಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ, ಸುನಿಶ್ಚಿತ, ಸುನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ

Antonyms of well-defined

Forms of well-defined

comparativebetter-defined
comparativemore well-defined
superlativebest-defined
superlativemost well-defined

Words formed from well-defined

Questions about well-defined

What does well-defined mean?
Well-defined means having a clean and distinct outline.
What is well-defined in Kannada?
Well-defined in Kannada is ಸುಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ, ಸುನಿಶ್ಚಿತ, ಸುನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ. See Well-defined meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is well-defined?
Well-defined is an adjective.

Words near well-defined in the dictionary

  1. well-connected
  2. well-coupled
  3. well-covered
  4. well-coveredness
  5. well-crafted
  6. well-defined
  7. well-definedness
  8. well-deserved
  9. well-designed
  10. well-developed
  11. well-disposed

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