adj.
Pronunciation: - ' t ə r-m ə - ˌ n ā -tiv, - ' t ə r-m ə -n ə -
Function: adjective
Date: 1655
: having power or tendency to determine : tending to fix, settle, or define something <regard experiments as determinative of the principles from which deductions could be made ― S. F. Mason>
synonyms see CONCLUSIVE
– determinative noun