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Meaning 1 · noun

An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
Meaning 2 · adjective

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

“My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair.”
Meaning 3 · adjective

Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.

“I like my whisky neat.”
Meaning 4 · adjective

Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.

“The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene.”
Meaning 5 · adjective

With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Meaning 6 · adjective

Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.

“The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests.”
Meaning 7 · adjective

Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.

“Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.”
Meaning 8 · adjective

Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.

“Courts should not reduce this case to a neat set of legal rules.”
Meaning 9 · adjective

Good, excellent, desirable.

“Hey, neat convertible, man.”

Everyday “My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair.”
General “I like my whisky neat.”
General “The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene.”
General “The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests.”
General “Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.”
General “Courts should not reduce this case to a neat set of legal rules.”
General “Hey, neat convertible, man.”

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