determination
Americannoun
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the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
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ascertainment, as after observation or investigation.
determination of a ship's latitude.
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the information ascertained; solution.
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the settlement of a dispute, question, etc., as by authoritative decision.
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the decision or settlement arrived at or pronounced.
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the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose.
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a fixed purpose or intention.
It is my determination to suppress vice.
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the fixing or settling of amount, limit, character, etc..
the determination of a child's allowance.
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fixed direction or tendency toward some object or end.
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Chiefly Law. conclusion or termination.
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Embryology. the fixation of the fate of a cell or group of cells, especially before actual morphological or functional differentiation occurs.
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Logic.
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the act of rendering a notion more precise by the addition of differentiating characteristics.
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the definition of a concept in terms of its constituent elements.
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noun
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the act or an instance of making a decision
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the condition of being determined; resoluteness
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the act or an instance of ending an argument by the opinion or decision of an authority
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the act or an instance of fixing or settling the quality, limit, position, etc, of something
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a decision or opinion reached, rendered, or settled upon
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a resolute movement towards some object or end
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law the termination of an estate or interest
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law the decision reached by a court of justice on a disputed matter
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logic
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the process of qualifying or limiting a proposition or concept
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the qualifications or limitations used in this process
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the condition of embryonic tissues of being able to develop into only one particular tissue or organ in the adult
Other Word Forms
- interdetermination noun
- nondetermination noun
- redetermination noun
Etymology
Origin of determination
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin dēterminātiōn-, stem of dēterminātiō “boundary, conclusion,” literally “a bounding,” equivalent to dētermināt(us) “bounded” (past participle of dētermināre “to bound, limit”; determine ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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That determination was based partly on evidence gathered from a U.S. raid on a ship in the Indian Ocean ferrying military-related cargo from China to Iran in December, U.S. officials said.
Winter was an endless test of my determination to walk places.
From Literature
Elliot sighed, and to my surprise he turned to me, a grim look of determination on his face.
From Literature
She understands the sacrifices families made to get to the United States, she said, asserting that she owes those families “that same level of energy and grit and determination.”
From Salon
Netflix may have miscalculated the Ellison family’s determination when it agreed Feb. 16 to allow Paramount back into the bidding.
From Los Angeles Times
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