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Semantic feature of noun phrases in linguistics
In Danish, definiteness is marked morphologically. In Romanian: In Albanian, definiteness is marked by a noun affix. In Arabic, the definite (الـمَعْرِفَة)
Definiteness
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up definite, definitely, definiteness, or definites in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Definiteness is a feature of noun phrases in grammatical
Definiteness_(disambiguation)
Index of articles associated with the same name
positive definiteness is a property of any object to which a bilinear form or a sesquilinear form may be naturally associated, which is positive-definite. See
Positive_definiteness
Property of a mathematical matrix
definitions of definiteness, permitting the matrices to be non-symmetric or non-Hermitian. The properties of these generalized definite matrices are explored
Definite_matrix
Concept in quantum mechanics
In quantum mechanics, counterfactual definiteness (CFD) is the ability to speak "meaningfully" of the definiteness of the results of measurements that
Counterfactual_definiteness
Word used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun
the grammatical definiteness of the noun phrase. In English, the and a (rendered as an when followed by a vowel sound) are the definite and indefinite
Article_(grammar)
Denoting phrase in the form of "the X"
language, a definite description is a denoting phrase in the form of "the X" where X is a noun-phrase or a singular common noun. The definite description
Definite_description
Type of homogeneous polynomial of degree 2
products of two different variables. Positive or negative-definiteness or semi-definiteness, or indefiniteness, of this quadratic form is equivalent to
Definite_quadratic_form
Index of articles associated with the same name
mathematics, negative definiteness is a property of any object to which a bilinear form may be naturally associated, which is negative-definite. See, in particular:
Negative_definiteness
Roman Catholic title
Catholic Church, a definitor (Latin for 'one who defines') is a title with different specific uses. There are secular definitors, who have a limited
Definitor
Bimodal function
linear. Positive-definiteness arises naturally in the theory of the Fourier transform; it can be seen directly that to be positive-definite it is sufficient
Positive-definite_function
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up definite maybe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Definite Maybe may refer to: "Definite Maybe", a 2009 song by Jonathan Fagerlund from Welcome
Definite_Maybe
Topics referred to by the same term
Definite form may refer to: Definite quadratic form in mathematics Definiteness in linguistics This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Definite_form
Operation in mathematical calculus
fundamental theorem of calculus relates definite integration to differentiation and provides a method to compute the definite integral of a function when its
Integral
Chemical law about ratio of substances in a compound
In chemistry, the law of definite proportions, sometimes called Proust's law or the law of constant composition, states that a given chemical compound
Law_of_definite_proportions
Definite article in Arabic
that it contributes to the definiteness of the following word. Others assert that the hamza contributes to the definiteness of the following word but is
Arabic_definite_article
Organism that harbours another organism
In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism; whether a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist guest (symbiont)
Host_(biology)
Definite article in English
otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. The is the most frequently used word in the English
The
Comedy album by Eddie Izzard
Definite Article is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzard's 1996 performance, which was released on VHS and later on DVD. It was recorded on different
Definite_Article
In mathematics, the definite integral ∫ a b f ( x ) d x {\displaystyle \int _{a}^{b}f(x)\,dx} is the area of the region in the xy-plane bounded by the
List_of_definite_integrals
Whether a program behaves differently if expressions and their values are interchanged
3) = (x + 1)[3/x]. Referential transparency, definiteness, and unfoldability are independent. Definiteness implies unfoldability only for deterministic
Referential_transparency
Formal means of expressing grammar
A definite clause grammar (DCG) is a way of expressing grammar, either for natural or formal languages, in a logic programming language such as Prolog
Definite_clause_grammar
Topics referred to by the same term
refers to: Article (grammar), a grammatical element used to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness Article (publishing), a piece of nonfictional prose
Article
North Germanic language
Danish, inflect for definiteness, gender, number and for comparison (affirmative/comparative/superlative). Inflection for definiteness follows two paradigms
Norwegian_language
Distance from zero to a number
generalization of this notion to other domains: Non-negativity, positive definiteness, and multiplicativity are readily apparent from the definition. To see
Absolute_value
Mathematical theorem
between positive definiteness and harmonic analysis, providing a stronger and more direct characterization of positive definiteness than the abstract
Mercer's_theorem
British mathematician and logician (1806–1871)
Augustus De Morgan (27 June 1806 – 18 March 1871) was a British mathematician and logician. He is best known for De Morgan's laws relating logical conjunction
Augustus_De_Morgan
Mythical creature in Swedish folklore
The skogsrå (Swedish definite form: skogsrået [ˈskʊ̂ksˌroːɛt] ; lit. 'the forest rå'), skogsfru (definite: skogsfrun, 'the mistress of the forest'), skogsjungfru
Skogsrå
Generalization of a positive-definite matrix
F . {\displaystyle K(x,y)=(\Phi (x),\Phi (y))_{F}.} Indeed, positive definiteness of K {\displaystyle K} follows from the p.d. property of the inner product
Positive-definite_kernel
North Germanic language
adjective, the definiteness is marked by the definite article, either den for common gender nouns or det for neuter, and the definite form of the adjective:
Danish_language
Species of moth
Orgyia definita, the definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring
Orgyia_definita
Perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
sound or note of definite pitch is one where a listener can possibly (or relatively easily) discern the pitch. Sounds with definite pitch have harmonic
Pitch_(music)
some adverbs, masculine nouns use a separate count form. Definiteness is expressed by a definite article which is postfixed to the noun. Nouns can be formed
Bulgarian_nouns
Determiners in the English language
"the most basic expression of definiteness and indefiniteness." That is, while other determiners express definiteness and other kinds of meaning, articles
English_determiners
In computer science, definite assignment analysis is a data-flow analysis used by compilers to conservatively ensure that a variable or location is always
Definite_assignment_analysis
Differentiable manifold with nondegenerate metric tensor
generalization of a Riemannian manifold in which the requirement of positive-definiteness is relaxed. Every tangent space of a pseudo-Riemannian manifold is a
Pseudo-Riemannian_manifold
Words in Bulgarian that substitute for a noun or noun phrase
Pronouns in Bulgarian change according to gender, number, definiteness and case. Pronouns are classified as: personal, possessive, interrogative, demonstrative
Pronouns_in_Bulgarian
Theorem in mathematics
various slightly different theorems called the second mean value theorem for definite integrals. A commonly found version is as follows: If G : [ a , b ] → R
Mean_value_theorem
One of the Norwegian language standards
for gender, number and definiteness. In contrast, participles in Bokmål are only in general inflected for number and definiteness and shares many of the
Nynorsk
Bisayan language
compounded form, the distinction between a definite and indefinite subject marker, and the distinction between a definite genitive marker and a locative one.
Porohanon_language
West Germanic language
noun they precede in terms of definiteness, where the marks a definite noun and a or an marks an indefinite one. A definite noun is assumed by the speaker
English_language
Use of vowelless definite articles
Definite article reduction (DAR), in linguistics, is the use of a vowel-less form of the definite article the in Northern dialects of England English
Definite_article_reduction
Morphological form of a noun
where "John" is in the genitive [possessive] case and "book" cannot take definiteness marking (a, the) like in the construct state). In some non-Semitic languages
Construct_state
2009 studio album by Sam Beeton
No Definite Answer is the major-label debut album from British singer-songwriter, Sam Beeton. The album was released on iTunes on 26 September 2008 and
No_Definite_Answer
1917 novel
The Definite Object is a 1917 crime romance novel by the British writer Jeffery Farnol. It was published in London by Sampson Low and in Boston by Little
The_Definite_Object
1952 novel by John Steinbeck
have fooled myself all the time. I don't mean I will stop but this is a definite milestone and I feel released. Having done this I can do anything I want
East_of_Eden_(novel)
Grammar of the Ancient Greek language
Attic Greek has a definite article, but no indefinite article. Thus ἡ πόλις (hē pólis) "the city", but πόλις (pólis) "a city". The definite article agrees
Ancient_Greek_grammar
Albanian currency
The lek (Albanian: leku shqiptar; indefinite singular lek, definite plural lekët, indefinite plural lekë; sign: L; code: ALL) is the currency of Albania
Albanian_lek
In mathematics, and specifically in operator theory, a positive-definite function on a group relates the notions of positivity, in the context of Hilbert
Positive-definite function on a group
Positive-definite_function_on_a_group
Type of logical formula
Horn clause with exactly one positive literal is a definite clause or a strict Horn clause; a definite clause with no negative literals is a unit clause
Horn_clause
Process of word formation, by alteration to express grammatical categories
tense, case, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, mood, animacy, and definiteness. The inflection of verbs is called conjugation, while the inflection
Inflection
Arabic grammatical structure
take a possessive pronoun suffix. The definiteness or indefiniteness of the second term determines the definiteness of the entire iḍāfah phrase. iḍāfah
Iḍāfah
Set of animated works with a common series title
either have a finite number of episodes like, for example, miniseries, a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They
Animated_series
be used on subjects of transitive verbs and intransitive verbs. The definiteness and animacy scale of differential subject marking has the same hierarchical
Differential_argument_marking
28 May 2000 school massacre in Indonesia
different numbers. One commonly used source is 191 fatalities, but there is no definite figure of how many died. The number of deaths is believed to be more than
Walisongo_school_massacre
1938 self-help book by Napoleon Hill
include: The difference between drifters and non-drifters Maintaining a definiteness of purpose Finding one’s other self Hill’s seven principles The law of
Outwitting_the_Devil
streaming services in 2026. Some films are in production but do not have definite release dates. The highest-grossing Filipino films released in 2026, by
List of Philippine films of 2026
List_of_Philippine_films_of_2026
Semantic feature of noun phrases
Specificity and definiteness, while closely linked, are distinct semantic features. The two main nominal codings of definiteness are definite and indefinite
Specificity_(linguistics)
Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
its officers. Specifically, the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides a definite statement to it: (1) The Senate shall elect its President and the House
Senate_of_the_Philippines
not listed in the above table as epidemics/pandemics due to the lack of definite data, such as time span and death toll. Malaria has had multiple documented
List of epidemics and pandemics
List_of_epidemics_and_pandemics
Subfield of convex optimization
Semidefinite programming (SDP) is a subfield of mathematical programming concerned with the optimization of a linear objective function (a user-specified
Semidefinite_programming
1981 novel by Philip K. Dick
(1981). The planned third novel, The Owl in Daylight, had not yet taken definite shape at the time of the author's death. Dick's final novel, The Transmigration
Valis_(novel)
Two geometries based on axioms closely related to those specifying Euclidean geometry
with an alternative, or consideration of quadratic forms other than the definite quadratic forms associated with metric geometry. In the former case, one
Non-Euclidean_geometry
In mathematics, a linear operator acting on inner product space
as A ≥ 0 {\displaystyle A\geq 0} . The operator is said to be positive-definite, and written A > 0 {\displaystyle A>0} , if ⟨ A x , x ⟩ > 0 {\displaystyle
Positive_operator
Gas layer surrounding Earth
surface. The atmosphere becomes thinner with increasing altitude, with no definite boundary between the atmosphere and outer space. The Kármán line at 100 km
Atmosphere_of_Earth
1830 overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in France
as the constitutional monarchy was restored with the July Monarchy; the definite fall of the House of Bourbon in favour of its cadet branch, the House of
July_Revolution
French past tense
or past historic), also called the passé défini (IPA: [pase defini], definite past), is the literary equivalent of the passé composé in the French language
Passé_simple
Theoretical problem in quantum physics
problem is the problem of definite outcomes: quantum systems have superpositions but quantum measurements only give one definite result. The wave function
Measurement_problem
Part of speech used to count
forty-two and nine hundred [and] sixty. Cardinal numerals are classified as definite, and are related to ordinal numbers, such as the English first, second
Cardinal_numeral
Central Semitic language
(like sh and kh). These are usually simpler to read, but sacrifice the definiteness of the scientific systems, and may lead to ambiguities, e.g. whether
Arabic
Type of language morphology
From this example we can see that Bulgarian nouns are inflected by definiteness, gender, number. Bulgarian verbs are conjugated by tense, mood, person
Synthetic_language
Team sport played with a bat and ball
enclosing a cork core layered with tightly wound string. The earliest known definite reference to cricket is to it being played in South East England in the
Cricket
Special function defined by an integral
special function on the complex plane. It is defined as one particular definite integral of the ratio between an exponential function and its argument
Exponential_integral
Type of Arabic diacritic
The noun phrase is fully declinable and syntactically unmarked for definiteness, identifiable in speech. When writing Literary Arabic in full diacritics
Nunation
On when a definite intersection form of a smooth 4-manifold is diagonalizable
differential topology and gauge theory, Donaldson's theorem states that a definite intersection form of a closed, oriented, smooth manifold of dimension 4
Donaldson's_theorem
1994 single by The Posies
"Definite Door" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Posies, released as the final single released from its album Frosting on the Beater
Definite_Door
Village in Gjirokastër, Albania
Salari (Albanian definite form: Salaria) is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part
Salari
Representation of Arabic in Latin script
English or other European languages; the means of representing the Arabic definite article, which is always spelled the same way in written Arabic but has
Romanization_of_Arabic
English words "the", "a(n)", and sometimes "some"
the articles the and a(n), which specify the presence or absence of definiteness of the noun. Other possible determiners include words like this, my,
English_articles
Vector space with generalized dot product
ax+by,z\rangle =a\langle x,z\rangle +b\langle y,z\rangle .} Positive-definiteness: if x {\displaystyle x} is not zero, then ⟨ x , x ⟩ > 0 {\displaystyle
Inner_product_space
Matrix decomposition method
to the matrix being decomposed in an attempt to promote the positive-definiteness. While this might lessen the accuracy of the decomposition, it can be
Cholesky_decomposition
Interpretation of quantum mechanics
assumption that experiments produce unique results (see counterfactual definiteness and many-worlds interpretation). In particular, Bell proved that any
De_Broglie–Bohm_theory
South Slavic language
changed; see below. If one would like to somehow distinguish between the definiteness or indefiniteness of a noun, one would say (prav/natanko/ravno) tista
Slovene_language
Indo-Aryan language native to the Maldives
inflect for animacy, definiteness, number and case. Nouns may be either human or non-human. Definiteness may be one of definite (no suffix), indefinite
Dhivehi_language
Trump cards of tarot decks
doctrine to be found in our consciousness, and in this sense it has definiteness. It represents Nature in all the richness of its infinite possibilities
Major_Arcana
Arabic word for god
God in Arabic is Allah, conjectured to be a compound form of the Arabic definite article Al ('the') + Ilah, though this is a matter of dispute. The Semitic
Ilah
Theorem in linear algebra
theorem states that the Hadamard product of two positive definite matrices is also a positive definite matrix. The result is named after Issai Schur (Schur
Schur_product_theorem
Medical condition
medical imaging; laparoscopy (keyhole surgery) with a biopsy can provide definite confirmation. Other causes of similar symptoms include adenomyosis, uterine
Endometriosis
A motion for more definite statement in many jurisdictions in the United States, and under United States federal law, is a means of obtaining a more detailed
Motion for more definite statement
Motion_for_more_definite_statement
Village in Shkodër, Albania
Mes (Albanian: [ˈmɛs]; Albanian definite form: Mesi) is a village in the former municipality of Postribë in Shkodër County, Albania. At the 2015 local
Mes,_Albania
Eastern South Slavic language
in the singular.[citation needed] In modern Bulgarian, definiteness is expressed by a definite article which is postfixed to the noun, much like in the
Bulgarian_language
Indo-Aryan language of Sri Lanka
exists only in the singular, where its absence marks definiteness. In the plural, (in)definiteness does not receive special marking.[citation needed] Sinhala
Sinhala_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Indefinite may refer to: the opposite of definite in grammar indefinite article indefinite pronoun Indefinite integral, another
Indefinite
Northern part of the region of Transjordan, also the name of several biblical figures
southwest by what were known during antiquity as the "plains of Moab", with no definite boundary to the east. In some cases, "Gilead" is used in the Bible to refer
Gilead
Philanthropy conception of meaning
"Reference and Definite Descriptions", Keith Donnellan sought to improve upon Strawson's distinction. He pointed out that there are two uses of definite descriptions:
Meaning_(philosophy)
Grammar of the Icelandic language
expressing gender, case, and number, rather than definiteness and non-definiteness. Icelandic has only a definite article, which can stand on its own or be attached
Icelandic_grammar
Calvinist theological doctrine
Limited atonement (also called definite atonement or particular redemption) is a doctrine accepted in some Christian theological traditions. It is particularly
Limited_atonement
Masculine third-person, singular personal pronoun in English
individual male persons, excluding the speaker and the addressee. He is always definite and usually specific. The pronoun he can be used to refer to an unspecified
He_(pronoun)
Telling of a story to somebody, usually a child, about to sleep
prepare them for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families". The term "bedtime story" was coined by Louise
Bedtime_story
Undead in Albanian mythology
The Kukudh (Albanian definite form: Kukudhi) is an undead creature in Albanian mythology. Undetermined. Most probably a derivative of Albanian kuku ("mourn
Kukudh
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
Girl/Female
Muslim
White gazelle, Antelope
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ruby
Girl/Female
Tamil
Focused, Once who knows direction
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Cutting
Girl/Female
Tamil
Champamalini | சஂபாமாலிநீ
Garland of Champa flower
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : habitational name from Theakston in North Yorkshire, named with an Old English personal name Thēodes + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
Softness
Girl/Female
Muslim
Happy, Joyful, Cheerful, Glad, Delighted
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Liberal; Generous; Virtuous
Girl/Female
Hindu
Speech, **
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
n.
The quality or condition of being indistinct; want of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.
n.
A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form bion, a physiological individual. See Tectology.
n.
Definiteness.
n.
The state of being definite; determinateness; precision; certainty.
p. pr.
The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness and independence of function, in distinction from the morphological individual or morphon.
n.
The state or quality of being express; definiteness.
n.
The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness.