working definition

English

Noun

working definition (plural working definitions)

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

Translations

a definition being chosen for convenience

Danish: arbejdsdefinition c

a definition in development

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