DETERMINANT


Meaning of DETERMINANT in English

/ dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt; NAmE -ˈtɜːrm-/ noun

( formal ) a thing that decides whether or how sth happens

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin determinant- determining, from the verb determinare limit, fix, from de- completely + terminare terminate.

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