Meaning of DETERMINATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | di'turmu`neytiv
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- [n] a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
- [n] one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
- [adj] having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
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| | Synonyms: | | causal factor, crucial, deciding(a), decisive, determinant, determinant, determiner, determiner, determining factor, determining(a) |
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| | See Also: | | article, clincher, closed-class word, cognitive factor, decisive factor, function word, influence | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\De*ter"mi*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]terminatif.]
Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing;
conclusive.
Incidents . . . determinative of their course. --I.
Taylor.
{Determinative tables} (Nat. Hist.), tables presenting the
specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in
determining the species to which a specimen belongs.
\De*ter"mi*na*tive\, n.
That which serves to determine.
Explanatory determinatives . . . were placed after
words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an
aid to the reader in determining the meaning. --I.
Taylor (The
Alphabet).
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