determination

See also: détermination and Determination

English

Etymology

From Old French determinacion, from Latin dēterminātiō.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

determination (countable and uncountable, plural determinations)

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

   Through sheer determination, we managed to escape from the tornado.

2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 13:

     So should that beauty which you hold in lease

     Find no determination: then you were

     Yourself again after yourself's decease ...

3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
5. (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
6. (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
7. A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part

   a determination of blood to the head

8. (countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.

   the determination of the wavelength of light

   the determination of the level of salt in sea water

   the determination of the oxygen in the air

9. The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
10. The addition of a distinguishing featureto a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
11. The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification

    I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.

Derived terms

• cellular determination

Related terms

• self-determination
• redetermination
• indetermination

Translations

act of determining, or the state of being determined

• Arabic: عَزِيمَة‎‎ f (ʿazīma)
• Bulgarian: определяне (bg) n (opredeljane), установяване (bg) n (ustanovjavane)
• Czech: určení n
• Finnish: päättäväisyys (fi)
• German: Bestimmung (de) f
• Irish: cinntiúchán m

• Khmer: ការកំណត់ (gaagomnot)
• Romanian: determinare (ro) f
• Russian: определе́ние (ru) n (opredelénije), установле́ние (ru) n (ustanovlénije)
• Spanish: determinación (es) f, decisión (es) f, resolución (es) f
• Swedish: beslutsamhet (sv) c

bringing to an end; termination; limit

• Danish: opsigelse
• Finnish: lopettaminen

• Romanian: delimitare (ro) f

direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion

• German: Determination (de) f

quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness

• Bulgarian: решителност (bg) f (rešitelnost)
• Finnish: päättäväisyys (fi), määrätietoisuus (fi)
• German: Bestimmtheit f
• Greek: αποφασιστικότητα (el) f (apofasistikótita)

• Hebrew: נחישות‎‎ f (nekhishut)
• Maori: pukutohe, pūtohe, niwha
• Romanian: determinare (ro) f, fermitate (ro) f
• Russian: реши́тельность (ru) f (rešítelʹnostʹ), реши́мость (ru) f (rešímostʹ)

state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy

• Bulgarian: решение (bg) n (rešenie)
• German: Feststellung (de) f

• Russian: реше́ние (ru) n (rešénije)

that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution

• Bulgarian: определение (bg) n (opredelenie)
• German: Entschluss (de) m

• Russian: определе́ние (ru) n (opredelénije)

flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part

act, process, or result of any accurate measurement

• Bulgarian: определяне (bg) n (opredeljane)
• Finnish: määritys (fi)
• French: détermination (fr), détermination (fr)
• German: Bestimmung (de) f
• Italian: determinazione (it)

• Portuguese: determinação (pt)
• Romanian: determinare (ro) f
• Russian: определе́ние (ru) n (opredelénije)
• Spanish: determinación (es)

act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents

• Bulgarian: определение (bg) n (opredelenie)

• German: Bestimmung (de) f

addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent

• German: Unterscheidung (de) f

act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species

• German: Bestimmung (de) f

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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} ahínco (es) m

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Danish

Noun

determination c (singular definite determinationen, plural indefinite determinationer)

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Declension

Declension of determination

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	determination	determinationen	determinationer	determinationerne
genitive	determinations	determinationens	determinationers	determinationernes

Further reading

• “determination” in Den Danske Ordbog