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de⋅ter⋅mi⋅nant

  [di-tur-muh-nuhnt]
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–noun
1. a determining agent or factor.
2. Mathematics. an algebraic expression of the sum of products of elements, each with an appropriate algebraic sign, usually written in a square array and used in the solution of systems of linear equations.
3. Also called antigenic determinant, epitope. Immunology. any site on an antigen molecule at which an antibody can bind, the chemical structure of the site determining the specific combining antibody.
4. Genetics Archaic. a gene.
Origin:
1600–10; < L dēterminant- (s. of dētermināns), prp. of dētermināre. See determine, -ant
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de·ter·mi·nant   (dĭ-tûr'mə-nənt)   
adj.  Determinative.
n.  

  1. An influencing or determining element or factor: "Education is the second most important determinant of recreational participation" (John P. Robinson).

  2. Mathematics The value that is computed from a square matrix of numbers by a rule of combining products of the matrix entries and that characterizes the solvablitity of simultaneous linear equations. Its absolute value can be interpreted as an area or volume.

  3. Immunology An epitope.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·ter·mi·nant
Pronunciation: di-'t&rm-(&-)n&nt
Function: noun
1 a : a hypothetical aggregate ofbiophores conceived as comparable to the gene of more recent biological theory b : GENE
2 : EPITOPE
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determinant de·ter·mi·nant (dĭ-tûr'mə-nənt)
n.

  1. An influencing or determining element or factor.

  2. Antigenic determinant.

adj.
Tending or serving to determine.

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