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See also: détermination and Determination
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French determinacion, from Latin dēterminātiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
determination (countable and uncountable, plural determinations)
- The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
- Through sheer determination, we managed to escape from the tornado.
- 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 ...
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 13:
- Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
- The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
- (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
- (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
- A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
- a determination of blood to the head
- (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
- The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
- The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
- 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.
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Translations[edit]
act of determining, or the state of being determined
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bringing to an end; termination; limit
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direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
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quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness
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state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy
that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
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flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
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act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents
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addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent
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act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species
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Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
determination c (singular definite determinationen, plural indefinite determinationer)
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Declension[edit]
Declension of determination
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | determination | determinationen | determinationer | determinationerne |
| genitive | determinations | determinationens | determinationers | determinationernes |
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