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Definition of Determination

1. Noun. The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation. "The determination of molecular structures"

2. Noun. The quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose. "He is a man of purpose"

3. Noun. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration. "Satisfied with the panel's determination"

4. Noun. Deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature. "The determination of grammatical inflections"

5. Noun. The act of making up your mind about something. "He drew his conclusions quickly"

Definition of Determination

1. n. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Definition of Determination

1. Noun. The act of determining, or the state of being determined. ¹

2. Noun. Bringing to an end; termination; limit. ¹

3. Noun. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. ¹

4. Noun. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. ¹

5. Noun. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy. ¹

6. Noun. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. ¹

7. Noun. A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head. ¹

8. Noun. The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air. ¹

9. Noun. The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. ¹

10. Noun. The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization. ¹

11. Noun. The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Determination

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Medical Definition of Determination

1. The committment of a cell to a particular path of differentiation, even though there may be no morphological features that reveal this determination. Generally irreversible, but in the case of imaginal discs of Drosophila that are maintained by serial passage, transdetermination may occur. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Determination

determinables determinably determinacies determinacy determinans determinant determinant group determinantal determinants determinate

determinate cleavage determinated determinately determinateness determinates determination (current term) determinations determinative determinatively determinativeness

determinatives determinator determinators determine determined determinedly determinedness determiner determiner phrase determiners

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