by definition

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: because of what something or someone is : according to the definition of a word that is being used to describe someone or something
A volunteer by definition is not paid.
A glider is by definition an aircraft with no engine.

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Many wouldn’t even call an LLM a knowledge base because, by definition, a model is an approximation, not an exact replica. Victor Shilo, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 After all – most sports nutrition, by definition, is an ultra-processed food. Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025 While digital nomads, by definition, can and do live everywhere, certain cities make permanent remote work more advantageous than others. Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025 If patients prescribed opioids were by definition not addicted, then there was no need to collect data on symptoms of use disorder. Adriane Fugh-Berman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by definition

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“By definition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20definition. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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