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Determination

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de⋅ter⋅mi⋅na⋅tion

  [di-tur-muh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
2. ascertainment, as after observation or investigation: determination of a ship's latitude.
3. the information ascertained; solution.
4. the settlement of a dispute, question, etc., as by authoritative decision.
5. the decision or settlement arrived at or pronounced.
6. the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose.
7. a fixed purpose or intention: It is my determination to suppress vice.
8. the fixing or settling of amount, limit, character, etc.: the determination of a child's allowance.
9. fixed direction or tendency toward some object or end.
10. Chiefly Law. conclusion or termination.
11. Embryology. the fixation of the fate of a cell or group of cells, esp. before actual morphological or functional differentiation occurs.
12. Logic.
a. the act of rendering a notion more precise by the addition of differentiating characteristics.
b. the definition of a concept in terms of its constituent elements.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L dēterminātiōn- (s. of dēterminātiō) a boundary, conclusion, equiv. to dētermināt(us) (see determinate ) + -iōn- -ion
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de·ter·mi·na·tion   (dĭ-tûr'mə-nā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of making or arriving at a decision. See Synonyms at decision.

    2. The decision reached.

    3. Firmness of purpose; resolve: approached the task with determination and energy.

    4. A fixed intention or resolution: returned to school with a determination to finish.

    5. The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body: The choice of a foster home was left to the determination of the court.

    6. The decision or pronouncement made.

    7. The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the mass of the universe.

    8. The result of such ascertaining.

    9. The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.

    10. The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.

    1. Firmness of purpose; resolve: approached the task with determination and energy.

    2. A fixed intention or resolution: returned to school with a determination to finish.

    3. The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body: The choice of a foster home was left to the determination of the court.

    4. The decision or pronouncement made.

    5. The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the mass of the universe.

    6. The result of such ascertaining.

    7. The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.

    8. The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.

    1. The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body: The choice of a foster home was left to the determination of the court.

    2. The decision or pronouncement made.

    3. The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the mass of the universe.

    4. The result of such ascertaining.

    5. The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.

    6. The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.

    1. The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the mass of the universe.

    2. The result of such ascertaining.

    3. The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.

    4. The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.

  5. A fixed movement or tendency toward an object or end.

  6. Logic

    1. The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.

    2. The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: de·ter·mi·na·tion
Function: noun
: a decision of a court or administrative agency regarding an issue, case, or claim
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·ter·mi·na·tion
Pronunciation: di-"t&r-m&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a fixing or finding ofthe position, magnitude, quantity, value, or character of something: as a : the act, process, or result of an accurate measurement b : an identification of thetaxonomic position of a plant or animal
2 : the fixation of the destiny of undifferentiated embryonic tissue —compare DIFFERENTIATION 2b
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

determination de·ter·mi·na·tion (dĭ-tûr'mə-nā'shən)
n.

  1. A change for the better or for the worse in the course of a disease.

  2. A fixed movement or tendency toward an object or end.

  3. The ascertaining of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something.

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