definition

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There is no single, standard definition of middle class, or upper middle class, and what counts as a hefty income in one city can feel paltry in another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

For some, he became a queer elder; a figure who had lived a life outside easy definition.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“For us the definition of success is to compete in a sustainable way,” said Thorrington, who is also LAFC’s co-president.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The debate the new definition has triggered is this: Should the term cure be used at all?

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

It was a kind of formlessness without any definition....

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife