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Defined vs Characterized - What's the difference?

defined | characterized |

As verbs the difference between defined and characterized

is that defined is (define) while characterized is (characterize).

As an adjective defined

is having a definition or value.

defined

English

(wikipedia defined)

Verb

(head)
  • (define)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a definition or value.
  • (bodybuilding) Having extreme muscle separation as a result of low body fat.

    • Antonyms

    * (having a definition or value) undefined

    Related terms

    * definition

    characterized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (characterize)

    • characterize

    English

    (Characterization)

    Alternative forms

    * characterise

    Verb

    (characteriz)
  • to depict someone or something a particular way (often negative)
  • to determine the characteristics of
  • * {{quote-book, passage=This glossary includes terminology used in coastal science, engineering, geology, management, nearshore oceanography and the technologies that characterize , measure, describe or quantify the physical properties, processes and changes of the coastal zone.
    • , title=Department of Ecology Publication No. 98-105 , chapter=Glossary of Coastal Terminology , author=Brian Voigt , year=1998 citation

    Derived terms

    * characterization

    External links

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