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1. : the act of circumscribing : the state of being circumscribed: such as. a. : definition, delimitation. the circumscription of her duties. b. : limitation. 2. : something that circumscribes: such as. a. : limit, boundary. b. : restriction. a circumscription of his power to act. 3. : a circumscribed area or district. Synonyms. check. condition.
Examples of circumscription. circumscription. Default theories of artificial intelligence, circumscription, default logic, and autoepistemic reasoning have been shown to be computable using extensions of logic programming. From the Cambridge English Corpus. Applications of circumscription to formalizing commonsense knowledge.
1. a. : to constrict (see constrict sense 1) the range or activity of definitely and clearly. his role was carefully circumscribed. b. : to define or mark off carefully. a study of plant species in a circumscribed area. 2. a. : to draw a line around. circumscribed the misspelled words. b. : to surround by or as if by a boundary.
verb. uk / ˈsɜː.kəm.skraɪb / us / ˈsɝː.kəm.skraɪb / Add to word list. [ T often passive ] formal. to limit something: Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect. There followed a series of tightly circumscribed visits to military installations. [ T ] mathematics specialized.
noun. an act or instance of circumscribing. circumscribed state; limitation. anything that circumscribes, surrounds, or encloses; boundary. periphery; outline. a circumscribed area. a circular inscription on a coin, seal, etc. limitation of a meaning; definition. circumscription. / ˌsɜːkəmˈskrɪpʃən / noun.
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/ˌsərkəmˈskrɪpʃn/ noun [uncountable] See circumscribe in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: circumscribe. Definition of circumscribe verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
IPA guide. Other forms: circumscribed; circumscribing; circumscribes. To circumscribe is to limit or restrict. If you spend too much time watching TV instead of fulfilling other obligations, you might circumscribe your TV-watching time to one hour daily (or two hours, if your favorite show is on).
