loose definition

It is a loose definition and does not describe a specific movement or scene.

With that loose definition, a coconut can also be a nut.

Over the years, lawmakers and the courts have offered loose definitions of that.

Seems a very loose definition when you have a paper driven by advertising such as Shell.

A loose definition attributed all naturally occurring phenomena to "science".

There are no set rules that define a social model, only loose definitions characterized by certain attributes.

A very loose definition of a centrality index is the following:

It should be stated from the outset that the term has no legal or official political standing and merely a loose definition of convenience.

Crazy in the loose definition, that is.

The authors ascribe this number, which is much higher than most other estimates, to the loose definition of misconduct that they provided.

Just how do you know if your pocket change exceeds the Federal Reserve's loose definition of "tons"?

Although other genera have been included in this family, their status is uncertain due to the loose definition of the family.

The term "controls" was a loose definition.

For starters, savvy commuters are quick to point out the railroad's loose definition of punctuality.

People will often use quite a loose definition of "initials", using the initial letters of a phrase describing a person.

We have seen too much abuse of this loose definition of "self-employed" in other areas of work.

But the loose definition of grass-fed beef makes it difficult for people looking for alternatives to figure out just what they are buying.

"I see you favor loose definitions.

That's a pretty loose definition of exobiology, which generally refers to the process of life forming somewhere other than the Earth.

Because of its loose definition, it is impossible to supply an accurate estimate of its prevalence.

Since Ms. Guinier most assuredly wants changes in results, she has to move beyond a loose definition of minority status.

Critics have previously stated that the capabilities of the software require a very loose definition of what "administration" entails.

They used a very loose definition of climate anomaly, including any period of 50 years or more that was wet, dry, warm or cold.

By a loose definition, Dr. Coe said, the glyphs on the artifacts are "certainly writing."

Late in the book, the novel's anti-hero, Tyler Durden, gives his demographic a loose definition.