definite answer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdefiniteandanswer
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definite
adjective
uk/ˈdef.ɪ.nət/us/ˈdef.ən.ət/
fixed, certain, ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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(Definition ofdefiniteandanswerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdefinite answer
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We cannot give adefiniteanswer, since the value is not uniquely determined unless we specify which semiring we are thinking of.
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But we are not in the end given adefiniteanswer.
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This manoeuvre would just generate a new question that cannot have adefiniteanswerin cases like these.
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Adefiniteansweris not provided, although different data sets are examined with respect to this point.
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Like the first study, however, adefiniteanswerdid not emerge.
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Adefiniteanswermay be provided only by a detailed analysis of this phenomenon, which is presented in the following sections of the paper.
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For me the book offers some insights on this issue but does not have adefiniteanswer.
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We should simply admit that there are cases in which this question has nodefiniteanswer.
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As a result, nodefiniteanswercan be expected.
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I prefer subjects where there's a kind ofdefiniteanswer.
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It seems that there may well be nodefiniteanswerto this question.
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Additional theoretical and numerical work is needed, however, to clarify the last point and to provide adefiniteanswerto the nonuniqueness question.
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He would not give adefiniteanswerto the press, but rumours indicated that his purpose was to hunt exotic polar animals to be trained for his circus.
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Without specifying the model in greater detail, it is not possible to give anydefiniteanswerabout how the optimal paths would change compared with the deterministic model presented above.
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I can offer nodefiniteanswer.
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As we demonstrate below, studying the fiction of the constrained planning problem for this economy readily produces adefiniteanswerto the question of optimal monetary policy.
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However, there is still nodefiniteanswer, but - at least for vortices with u 0 - a number of numerical simulations indicate that they are rather stable.
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Liberalisation will produce all its benefits only if we have first provided adefiniteanswerto this question.
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I cannot give you adefiniteansweron the incident.
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