to predefine
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5.1
- verb
- /ˌpriːdɪˈfaɪn/
:
predefinir
- Always predefine the dramatic shape that the student will strive to realize during an improvisation exercise.
- predefined shapes
- predefined categories
- predefined list
Examples
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Mandated reporting of a predefined list of notifiable diseases and conditions is the cornerstone of public health surveillance.
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The study accepted the limitation that only predefined leadership styles were on the survey instrument.
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Targets could be specified in terms of predefined margins or sales prices, or in terms of opportunity costs.
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To make the process easier, researchers can develop mission definition languages, which contain predefined types of tasks.
Academic text (2011) -
In a student-directed project like this, the objectives do not have to be predefined.
Academic text (2010) -
Once in the field, interns are assigned to projects with goals that have been predefined by their professors and host institutions.
Academic text (1997) -
Most trials provided complete information about all six prespecified primary outcomes according to predefined criteria.
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Participants were equally recruited according to predefined strata of sex, age, and sampling area in each country.
Academic text (2015) -
The syntactic and semantic information identified above is used by a set of predefined rules to identify important relations.
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The team decided to set predefined milestones to track their progress during the project.
Synonyms
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5.8
Decide or make a result likely before it happens
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4.1
To plan something ahead of time
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8.8
To decide or arrange something before it happens, often by fate
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9.2
To decide in advance, often by fate or God's will
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3.9
To set something before you need to use it
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3.7
Choose something in advance
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9.9
Decide before it happens, often by a higher power
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7.8
Decide or say something before an event starts
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5.3
To set up a device or program in advance so it is ready to use
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5.8
To give people tasks or seats before they are needed
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4.3
To decide what to do before something happens
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9.9
Decide in advance that something will happen, often by fate or God
To choose something in advance for a certain use, like seats or funds
Plan something together in advance
How Fixed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word predefine joins pre- meaning 'before' and define meaning 'to say exactly what something is'. So, to predefine something is to set or decide it 'before' you need it, like choosing settings ahead of time.