The phrase "a proper definition of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to specify an accurate or accepted meaning of a term or concept.
Example: "In order to understand the topic better, we need to establish a proper definition of 'sustainability'."
Alternatives: "an accurate description of" or "a suitable explanation of".
Yet no one can come up with a proper definition of what it is.
Union has yet to come up with a proper definition of professionalism, beyond 'flog the players'.
A proper definition of evolution is important to helping students understand the concept.
But, this property may lead to inconsistencies with a proper definition of a diffusion flux.
And they blame the government for failing to provide a proper definition of the term "native species".
The high importance of a proper definition of software architecture is obvious, but this task is not easy, especially in large projects.
Fourthly, the current scoring methodology lacks a proper definition for the measurement scale of cognitive impairment.
30 CFR. 75.2 states that "… [rock dust particles] when wetted and dried will not cohere to form a cake which will not be dispersed into separate particles by a light blast of air …" However, a proper definition or quantification of "light blast of air" is not provided.
A proper definition and analysis of this sequence is very complex as the structure is highly statically indeterminate, exhibits a non linear behavior and has a changing static scheme.
While the detection of RNP and RNC metabolites (see the Introduction for a proper definition) is straightforward by scanning of each row of the stoichiometric matrix N, the case of detecting UNP and DNC metabolites cannot be accomplished by a simple inspection of the entries of N[ 20].
A proper definition is paramount to the development of a system and allows for greater progression in that field.
