determinant | ||
1. | [ noun ] a determining or causal element or factor | |
Synonyms: | causal_factor determining_factor determinative determiner | |
Examples: | "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" |
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Related terms: | cognitive_factor influence clincher specify | |
2. | [ adjective ] having the power or quality of deciding | |
Synonyms: | determining deciding determinative crucial | |
Examples: | "the crucial experiment" "cast the deciding vote" "the determinative (or determinant) battle" |
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Related terms: | decisive | |
3. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations | |
Related terms: | square_matrix | |
Similar spelling: |
determinate determinative determination determinist determine determent determinable deterministic determiner determined determinism determining Determan deterrent determinedly deuteron deuterium |