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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.
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Determination

De*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. determinatio boundary, end: cf. F. d['e]termination.]

1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

A speedy determination of that war. --Ludlow.

3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. --Locke.

4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. --Emerson.

5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.

6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. --Hallam.

7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.

8. (Physical Sciences) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.

9. (Logic) (a) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. (b) The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.

10. (Nat. Hist.) The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.

Syn: Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See Decision.
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Language Translation for : determination
Spanish: determinación,
German: die Entschlossenheit,
Japanese: 決意
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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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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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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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