by definition

1. According to prior determination, as a given. For example, This antibiotic is by definition the most effective now on the market. [1970s]

Example Sentences

I think being an adult by definition means at the end of the day you need something to just transition so that you can fall asleep.

From Los Angeles Times

Which by definition would mean fewer highlights.

From BBC

“Affirmative action by definition will elevate race-based type acceptance or hiring quotas above excellence-based,” Kirk said to a crowd of hundreds at USC, according to a report in Annenberg Media.

From Los Angeles Times

These kinds of arrests disproportionately target people experiencing homelessness because, by definition, the offense must take place in public, which is where people experiencing homelessness spend more of their time.

From Slate

By definition, therefore, I can't have favourites in F1.

From BBC

Related Words

• automatically 
• naturally 
• no doubt 
• undoubtedly 
• unquestionably