The phrase "a certain definition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific definition that is not explicitly stated or when the speaker assumes the reader understands which definition is being referenced.
Example: "In the context of this discussion, we will refer to a certain definition of 'freedom' that emphasizes individual autonomy."
Alternatives: "a specific definition" or "a particular definition".
"At the same time, I believe rights were endowed to us by our creator, and our creator has a certain definition of marriage," she said.
This sort of childhood seems to have imprinted Philip with a certain definition of happiness — out there in the bush, lost in some experiment.
It was an incubator of talent, an arbiter of a certain definition of downtown hipness and a subscriber to the editorial philosophy of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable.
A mature thought style is a system where definitions mutually condition each other and where accepting a certain definition can prevent accepting some other ones.
We set up a Branch-and-Bound approach, which is optimized to generate a complete enumeration of all tautomers, with regard to a certain definition, from any structure.
Continuing to write studies with caveats buried deep in the paper that predictably result in misinterpretation by the media is either nefarious or reminds me of a certain definition of insanity.
This makes the approach highly generic as for a certain problem definition; the most appropriate state-of-the-art machine learning stage can be applied.
Because of its neutrality, it demands a certain self-definition that, in my own relationship, has helped my partner and me assess and reassess our mutual commitment.
Although, this one's more of a five course meal... So, if you're looking for opinion on LittleBigPlanet, end-of-level bosses and/or the ultimate DJ set, you've come to... a place which, under certain definitions of the word, could be considered 'right'... Part one: the game reviews LittleBigPlanet Generally a lot of love for this, with only one dissenting voice from NickT.
So I will also break down after a while, because there are certain definitions of success that I am stuck with.
At the entry visit into ADNI, cohort subjects received an initial diagnosis according to certain definitions.
