The phrase "actual definition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to specify the true or real meaning of a term or concept, often in contrast to misconceptions or informal interpretations.
Example: "The actual definition of 'sustainability' encompasses environmental, social, and economic dimensions."
Alternatives: "true definition" or "real definition".
As the Court opinion itself demonstrates, what is perhaps as important as the actual definition is how it is applied.
Thus, an ftype declaration for a function describes calls to the function, not the actual definition of the function.
"I'm embarrassed to admit that I only recently discovered the ACTUAL definition of 'feminism'," he wrote on Facebook.
My questions are these: What is the actual definition of a "college prep" course, and how can proficiency be evaluated for admissions since there is no exam grade available until after acceptance/rejection has already been decided?
For such a sinister name, the actual definition of the "dark web" is surprisingly innocuous: it refers to any part of the web which isn't indexed by search engines like Google.
In recent weeks, this socio-economic ecosystem built around the sharing of human and physical resources (yes that's the actual definition for those who are confused) has come under unwarranted attack.
For example, it bragged of achieving the "first fire," which involves the lighting of the gasifier, when what they did fell far short of the actual definition, according to Mr. Wingo.
And so that is the actual definition in a way that makes complete sense, but to remember this formula without too much trouble it is much easier to think about it in these terms here.
By the close of the Mooring Mates' Monday meeting, it was clear to an outsider that to seek an actual definition of the Mooring Mates is to take a mundane approach to the metaphysical, to get bogged down in the tangible attempt, metaphorically, to anchor a boat to a buoy.
As for the level of core Tier 1 capital that will serve as the threshold, the regulator said that while the bar would be higher than it was last year, it had yet to come up with an actual definition of what core Tier 1 capital would be.
The regulator said the minimum amount of capital that banks would be required to hold would be higher than last year, but it had yet to come up with an actual definition of that measure, known as core Tier 1 capital.
