Definition of determin
1. determine [ v ] after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Examples:
"find the product of two numbers"
"The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
Before adjournment Monday afternoon , the Senate is expected to approve a study of the number of legislators allotted to rural and urban_areas to determine what adjustments should be made .
(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
They were put on control diets to determine as accurately as possible , the normal cholesterol level of their blood .
(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)
Look at the physical features of the land to determine how desirable it is for use , what can be done to correct the faults , and what it will cost to make the area meet your needs in_comparison_to other sites .
Determine how much topography limits useful area or what the costs of earth moving or grading might be .
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
At_first each child should do a kick_up by himself so that the teacher can determine those ready to work alone , and those who need help .
Synonyms determine find find_out ascertain Related Terms count situate gauge refract translate redetermine sequence admeasure rectify discover decision determination2. determine [ v ] shape or influence; give direction to
Examples:
"experience often determines ability"
"mold public opinion"
(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)
When Stravinsky shaped his purpose to the shifting scenes of many cultures , many salons , many dialectics , many personalities , he tried to refashion himself into a stylist of many styles , determined by many disparate cultures .
(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)
It will be shown that the objectives of the cooperative people in an organization determine the type of network required , because the type of network functions according to the characteristics of the messages enumerated in Table 1 .
We consider a rural community as an assemblage of inhabited dwellings whose configuration is determined by the location and size of the arable land_sites necessary for family subsistence .
(Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)
In any given time_period , the aggregate demand for the industry 's product is determined by two things : the price charged by the industry , and the level of GNP .
The level of this average_cost is determined by factor prices , technology , and_so_forth .
Synonyms determine shape influence regulate mold Related Terms cause dispose time reshape predetermine carry_weight decide pace indispose miscreate pace index form influence determinant shape regulation3. determine [ v ] fix conclusively or authoritatively
Examples:
"set the rules"
(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)
Interest_rates are determined by the board_of_directors of the bank with the approval of the Farm_Credit_Administration .
(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)
The significance of these differences has not been studied nor has the existence of corresponding physiologic differences been determined .
(Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze, Linear Al...)
The diagonalizable operator D and the nilpotent operator N are uniquely determined by ( a ) and ( b ) and each of them is a polynomial in T .
(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)
Though the spread of this type of decoration in the Aegean has not_yet been precisely determined , it seems to appear first in the Cyclades , which were among the leading exporters of pottery throughout the century .
Synonyms set determine Related Terms identify price detect value date filiate charge tax format initialize decision bent4. determine [ v ] decide upon or fix definitely
Examples:
"fix the variables"
"specify the parameters"
(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)
On the basis of the findings which led to this conclusion , the Court remanded the case to the District_Court to determine the appropriate relief .
(Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)
In sentences , patterns of stress are determined by complex combinations of influences that can only be suggested here .
(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)
These differences in_turn result from the fact that my Yokuts vocabularies were built_up of terms selected mainly to insure unambiguity of English meaning between illiterate informants and myself , within a compact and uniform territorial area , but that Hoijer 's vocabulary is based_on Swadesh 's second glottochronological list which aims at eliminating all items which might be culturally or geographically determined .
Synonyms set determine fix specify limit Related Terms choose define name reset quantify terminus_ad_quem determinant bent5. determine [ v ] reach, make, or come to a decision about something
Examples:
"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
(Lt. Col. D.F. Martin, "Will Aircraft or Missiles Win Wa...)
We must determine whether missiles can win a war all by themselves .
(Rhode Island Legislative Council. Research Report...)
Based on this figure and considering depreciation costs of vehicles , pool personnel have determined that travel in_excess of 10000 miles annually is more economical by state car than by payment of allowances for use of personally-owned vehicles .
Synonyms decide make_up_one's_mind determine Related Terms choose measure regulate rule purpose judge orient seal will decision decision_making debate deliberate6. determine [ v ] fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property
Used in print:(Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)
Its boundaries had nothing to do with geography or ethnic groupings ; they were determined by the points at which Leopold 's explorers and gunmen got tired of walking .
(Newark Evening News...)
The procedure for determining the amounts_of_money to be spent by county colleges and raised by taxation will certainly startle many taxpayers .
It will determine the amount_of_money to be spent by the college and will certify this amount to the board of freeholders , which `` shall appropriate in the same manner as other appropriations are made by it the amount so certified and the amount shall be assessed , levied and collected in the same manner as moneys appropriated for other purposes '' .
(McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)
The size of wooden mold will determine the amount of clay needed .
(C. R. Wylie, Jr. "Line involutions in S3 whose...)
Clearly , any line , l , of any bundle having one of these points of tangency , T , as vertex will be transformed into the entire pencil having the image of the second intersection of l and Q as vertex and lying in the plane determined by the image point and the generator of * * f which is tangent to \ g at T .
Synonyms determine Related Terms specify pin_down determination7. determine [ v ] settle conclusively; come to terms
Examples:
"We finally settled the argument"
(The Oregonian...)
`` The church 's ability to change her methods is going_to determine her ability to meet the challenge of_this hour '' .
Synonyms settle determine square_up square_off Related Terms conclude compromise clear mediate clinch concert settlement clincher8. determine [ v ] find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Examples:
"I want to see whether she speaks French"
"See whether it works"
"find out if he speaks Russian"
"Check whether the train leaves on time"
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