"defined as if" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It is often used to explain or elaborate on something by comparing it to something else. Example: The artist's painting was defined as if it were a dream come to life, with bold colors and surreal imagery.
To sum up, the derivative of f(x) at x0, written as f′ x0), (df/dx)(x0), or Df x0), is defined as if this limit exists.
The problem with "The Girl From the Coast" may be that the language, characterization and plotting are too well defined, as if the author's desire to communicate and the urgency of his message have overwhelmed his art.
In the 1980s, the decade when we discovered sub-Saharan famine, courtesy of Bob Geldof and Band Aid, Salgado protested that "wealth" is a term too narrowly defined, as if those who lacked a stake in world capitalism have no inherent "wealth", or even worth.
Coco, who looks sturdy and well defined, as if she's been chiseled from wood, and who is given to tight fabrics, preferably with stretch, still plays the naïf, allowing Ice to take on the role of boss, though never a manipulator.
The relations and in are defined as if and if, for any.
Let be a rearrangement of, which is defined as if is odd and, otherwise.
On the set of real numbers define as if, and if.
Bleeding severity was defined as minimal if <30 cc; moderate if between 30 100 cc; or severe if >100 cc.
Liver metastasectomies were defined as R0, if radical surgery, R1, if radioablation was added.
Fever was defined as mild if the body temperature was 37.5 38.4°C, moderate if 38.5 39.4°C, and severe if ≥39.5°C.
Nephropathy was defined as microalbuminuria if AER was 40 299 mg/24 h or albuminuria if AER was ≥300 mg/24 h.
