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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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
North Germanic language
Danish, inflect for definiteness, gender, number and for comparison (affirmative/comparative/superlative). Inflection for definiteness follows two paradigms
Norwegian_language
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mathematical theorem
between positive definiteness and harmonic analysis, providing a stronger and more direct characterization of positive definiteness than the abstract
Mercer's_theorem
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
indexicals. He viewed proper names of the sort described above as "abbreviated definite descriptions" (see Theory of descriptions). Hence Joseph R. Biden may be
Philosophy_of_language
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
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
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
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
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
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
Representation that conveys deeper meaning
generally do not 'stand for' any one meaning, nor for anything absolutely definite; they point, they hint, or, as Henry James put it, they cast long shadows"
Artistic_symbol
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
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
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
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
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
Device to trip a circuit breaker when a fault is detected
development of the IDMT relay. A definite time over-current (DTOC) relay is a relay that operates after a definite period of time once the current exceeds
Protective_relay
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eighth letter of the Latin alphabet
as though the letter were not there at all. For example, the singular definite article le or la, which is elided to l' before a vowel, elides before an
H
Index of articles associated with the same name
A Norwegian Championship (Norwegian: Norgesmesterskap, NM; definite form: Norgesmesterskapet) is a nationwide competition in Norway in some category. The
Norwegian_Championship
Thought experiment in quantum mechanics
"measurement" that apparently causes the wave function to collapse into a definite state? More unsolved problems in physics Schrödinger intended his thought
Schrödinger's_cat
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
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
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
Norwefian hip-hop artist trio
Evig Poesi, Conurbia, Definite is a collaborative trio consisting of Norwegian hip-hop artists Evig Poesi, Conurbia and Definite. In 2011, they released
Evig Poesi, Conurbia, Definite
Evig_Poesi,_Conurbia,_Definite
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
Upper and lower limits applied in definite integration
_{a}^{c}f(x)\ dx\ +\int _{c}^{b}f(x)\ dx.} Integral Riemann integration Definite integral "31.5 Setting up Correct Limits of Integration". math.mit.edu
Limits_of_integration
Manding language of West Africa
) There are four tones: high, low, rising and falling The marker for definiteness is a falling floating tone: /kɔ̀nɔ̀/ 'a bird' (LL), /kɔ̀nɔ᷈/ 'the bird'
Maninka_language
Village and municipality in District of Gjilan, Kosovo
Ranilug (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранилуг) or Ranillug (Albanian definite form: Ranillugu), is a village and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo
Ranilug
Austronesian language spoken on Timor
There is no definite article, but the demonstratives ida-ne'e ('this one') and ida-ne'ebá ('that one') may be used to express definiteness: labarik ida-ne'e
Tetun_language
Arabic phrase, "Praise be to God"
to God" (teshbuhtâ l-alâhâ). The phrase has three basic parts: al-, the definite article, "the". ḥamd(u), literally meaning "praise", "commendation". li-llāh(i)
Alhamdulillah
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
Biblical
knowing,wise
Female
Hindi/Indian
(काशी) Hindi name KASHI means "shining" or "the luminous one."
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Lord Narsimha
Boy/Male
German
Eagle
Male
Hindi/Indian
(जय) Hindi name derived from the Sanskrit word jaya, JAY means "victory." Compare with another form of Jay.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Sweet
Biblical
a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Powerful; The Supreme God
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian
Peaceful Heart
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
DEFINITENESS
n.
Definiteness.
n.
The state or quality of being express; 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 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.
The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness.