DETERMINATION


Meaning of DETERMINATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: di- ˌ t ə r-m ə - ' n ā -sh ə n

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 a : a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy b : the resolving of a question by argument or reasoning

2 archaic : TERMINATION

3 a : the act of deciding definitely and firmly also : the result of such an act of decision b : firm or fixed intention to achieve a desired end <a woman of great courage and determination >

4 : a fixing or finding of the position, magnitude, value, or character of something: as a : the act, process, or result of an accurate measurement b : an identification of the taxonomic position of a plant or animal

5 a : the definition of a concept in logic by its essential constituents b : the addition of a differentia to a concept to limit its denotation

6 : direction or tendency to a certain end : IMPULSION

7 : the fixation of the destiny of undifferentiated embryonic tissue

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.