Definition of definate

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

In a certain perfectly definite way , the method and the theme of his stories are one_and_the_same .

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

Most species seem to prefer a ready-made hollow such_as a deserted mouse_nest , a bird_house , or the hole made by a woodpecker ; some show a definite liking for making their nest in moss .

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

Definite information on the growth of senile individuals is lacking .

However , as so many of the records are not certainly based on newborn snakes , these data must be taken tentatively ; final conclusions will have_to await the measurements of broods from definite localities .

(R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)

In the following paper it is shown that in a certain definite sense , exactly an odd number of squares can be inscribed in every such curve which does not contain an infinite number of inscribed squares .