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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having definite and distinct lines or features.
  • adjective Accurately and unambiguously stated or described.

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  • adjective Having a clean and distinct outline
  • adjective Accurately and precisely described or specified
  • adjective mathematics, of a function, etc. Defined using unambiguous axioms

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
  • adjective accurately stated or described

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