To define or establish the limits or nature of something in advance, before it occurs or is fully known.
From 'fore-' + 'define' from Latin 'de-' (from) + 'finire' (to bound). The combination means to set boundaries beforehand.
In modern programming and artificial intelligence, 'foredefine' describes a crucial step—you must foredefine what success means before the algorithm even starts learning.
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