explicit definition

1. 1.

   a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined

   Broaderdefinition

Questions about explicit definition

What does explicit definition mean?

explicit definition means "a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined".

Is explicit definition a common word?

explicit definition is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.