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/diˈtərmin/,
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determined, past participle; determined, past tense; determining, present participle; determines, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in
    • - it will be her mental attitude that determines her future
  2. Firmly decide
    • - she determined to tackle Stephen the next day
    • - he determined on a withdrawal of his forces
  3. Ascertain or establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation
    • - our aim is to determine the electric field
    • - the point of our study was to determine what is true, not what is practicable
  4. Specify the value, position, or form of (a mathematical or geometric object) uniquely

  5. Bring or come to an end


  1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
  2. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
  3. fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
  4. specify: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
  5. decide: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
  6. fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"
  7. Determine (1951–1972), was a multiple stakes winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Alibhai (who also sired Your Host and whose own sire, Hyperion won the 1933 Epsom Derby and the 1933 St. Leger Stakes). Determine's dam was Koubis, born with a cleft palate. Her breeder, Dr. ...
  8. (Determined (song)) "Determined" is the first single from Mudvayne's third studio album, Lost and Found.
  9. (Determines) In set theory, a branch of mathematics, determinacy is the study of under what circumstances one or the other player of a game must have a winning strategy, and the consequences of the existence of such strategies.
  10. (Determination (album)) Determination is the second full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid. It was released on April 17, 2001 through Century Media Records.
  11. To set the limits of; To ascertain definitely; to figure out
  12. (Determined) Tambako the Jaguar on Flickr
  13. (determined) adj. to be strong in one's opinion, to be firm in conviction
  14. (determined) through observation of the organisms and their environment.
  15. (Determination) local planning authority process to decide whether a proposed development requires planning permission.
  16. (determination) A judgment or decision the court makes to end a lawsuit or controversy.
  17. (Determination) The evaluation process of a JI project by an independent entity.  It must be ascertained whether the Project Design Document (PDD) fulfills all of the requirements for JI projects under Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol and the JI guidelines.  See also Validation and Verification.
  18. A determination is a decision rendered by an officer or administrative body on an application or a request for a ruling.
  19. (Determination) A formal ruling by the Building indusrty Authority withrespect to a doubt or dispute over whether building work complies with the Building Code to the required extent.
  20. (Determination) A decision on a claim made at the AOJ.
  21. (5. Determination) The race is not always to the swift .... but to those who keep on running.
  22. ("Determination") includes requirements, orders, directions, decisions, and the like, made, given or imposed on or about any subject matter, person, group or class of persons, or any club, organisation or body, with or without sanctions attaching thereto.
  23. (DETERMINATION) When a skaters quits a club – "He gave da Club DETERMINATION notice yesterday".
  24. (Determination (Rental)) A decision set down by an appointed independent valuer in which a disputed rent is decided, in circumstances where a lessor and lessee have been unable to negotiate an agreement, or deciding on a rent amount previously in dispute between valuers for the landlord and ...
  25. (Determination) A decision regarding an unemployment compensation claim. This affects both their eligibility and their amount of compensation.