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working definition

noun — 2 senses

working definition

noun
1

A definition that is chosen for an occasion and may not fully conform with established or authoritative definitions.

  • Not knowing of established definitions would be grounds for selecting or devising a working definition.
2

A definition being developed; a tentative definition that can be tailored to create an authoritative definition.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.