definition

1. A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
2. A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
3. A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
4. The action or process of defining.
5. The act of defining; determination of the limits.
6. A product of defining.
7. The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
8. Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
9. Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
10. Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
11. The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
12. A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
13. A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.

is

• Verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of be
  2. (colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
  3. present indicative of be; am, are, is.

• Pron
• Noun

now

• Adj

  1. Present; current.
  2. (informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.
  3. At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marriage.

• Adv
• Conj
• Intj
• Noun
• Verb

maintained

• Adj

  showing maintenance or attention

• Verb

by

• Prep

  1. Near or next to.
  2. From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
  3. Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
  4. Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
  5. Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
  6. Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
  7. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
  8. Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
  9. Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
  10. Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
  11. Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
  12. Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
  13. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
  14. Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically)
  15. per; with or in proportion to each.
  16. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
  17. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
  18. Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.

• Adv
• Adj
• Noun
• Intj

the

• Article

  1. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  2. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  3. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  4. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  5. (colloquial) Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  6. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  7. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  8. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  9. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  10. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
  11. Used with an adjective
  12. Used with an adjective
  13. Used with an adjective

• Adv
• Prep
• Pron
• Noun

market research

The systematic collection and evaluation of data regarding customers' preferences for actual and potential products and services.

society

1. A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
2. A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
3. The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
4. The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
5. High society.
6. A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.