English-German translations for by definition

• per definitionem
  Europa ist per definitionem weltoffen. Europe is open, by definition.
  Die neue Steuer ist per definitionem ungerecht. The new tax is, by definition, unfair.
  Diese Rechte sind per definitionem universell. Those rights are, by definition, universal.

Definition of by definition

• According to, or as a matter of, definition
• Necessarily; always; certainly

Examples

• This property holds for all polygons; and since, by definition, all triangles are polygons, it holds for all triangles.
• Almost by definition, a conversation requires both parties to accept each others viewpoints to some extent.

Related words

• by default
• privacy by default
• definition by pointing