by definition

phrase

: 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.

Examples of by definition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, Neapolitan pizza does not meet the requirements for national designation because its international scope is, by definition, outside our jurisdiction. — Jordan Roter, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

How does Etna—who keeps close company with humans but is by definition marginalized by them—hold on to himself in the face of rank, incoherent brutalities? — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Mythos outputted a previously unknown method for finding such symmetries by definition broke the algorithm. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Frontier models, almost by definition, can maintain their lead even if other runners flood the course. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for by definition

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