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Definite vs Appreciable - What's the difference?

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Definite is a related term of appreciable.


As adjectives the difference between definite and appreciable

is that definite is having distinct limits while appreciable is substantial.

As a noun definite

is (obsolete) anything that is defined or determined.

definite

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having distinct limits.
    • definite''' dimensions; a '''definite''' measure; a '''definite period or interval
  • * Whewell
    • Elements combine in definite proportions.
  • Free from any doubt.
    • definite knowledge
  • Determined; resolved.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing.
    • the definite article

    Antonyms

    * indefinite

    Related terms

    * definitely * definitive * unquestionable * decided * definite article

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.
    • ----

    appreciable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; considerable.
  • * 1865 , , Our Mutual Friend , ch. 15:
    • A grain of musk will scent a drawer for many years, and still lose nothing appreciable of its original weight.
  • * 1915 , , Something New , ch. 1:
    • For an appreciable time he did not think of rising from his seat.
  • * 2002 , John J. Mearsheimer, "Realism, the Real World, and the Academy," in Realism and Institutionalism in International Studies (M. Brecher and F. P. Harvey, eds.), ISBN 9780472088591, p. 27:
    • If NEAsia were a zone of peace, those American forces would be unnecessary and they could be sent home and demobilized, saving the U.S. taxpayer an appreciable sum of money.

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