determination

See also: détermination and Determination

English

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Etymology

From Old French determinacion, from Latin dēterminātiō.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

determination (countable and uncountable, plural determinations)

1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
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; as, 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.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.
9. The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
10. The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
11. The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, 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: عزيمة f (3aziima)
• Bulgarian: определяне (bg) n (opredeljane), установяване (bg) n (ustanovjavane)
• Czech: určení n
• Finnish: määrittäminen, määritys
• German: Bestimmung (de) f

• Irish: cinntiúchán m
• Khmer: ការកំណត់ (gaagomnot)
• Romanian: determinare (ro) f
• Russian: определение (ru) n (opredelénije), установление (ru) n (ustanovlénije)

bringing to an end; termination; limit

• Danish: opsigelse

• 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, määrätietoisuus
• German: Bestimmtheit f
• Greek: αποφασιστικότητα (el) f (apofasistikótita)

• Hebrew: נחישות f (nekhishut)
• Romanian: determinare (ro) f, fermitate (ro) f
• Russian: решительность (ru) f (rešítel’nost’), решимость (ru) f (rešímost’)

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

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

• Russian: решение (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: определение (ru) n (opredelénije)

flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part

act, process, or result of any accurate measurement

• Bulgarian: определяне (bg) n (opredeljane)
• German: Bestimmung (de) f

• Romanian: determinare (ro) f
• Russian: определение (ru) n (opredelénije)

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