determinant

[ dih-tur-muh-nuhnt ]

/ dɪˈtɜr mə nənt /

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noun

a determining agent or factor.

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.

Also called antigenic determinant, ep·i·tope

[ep-i-tohp] /ˈɛp ɪˌtoʊp/ .Immunology. any site on an antigen molecule at which an antibody can bind, the chemical structure of the site determining the specific combining antibody.

Genetics Archaic. a gene.

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Origin of determinant

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin dēterminant- (stem of dētermināns ), present participle of dētermināre; see determine, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM determinant

non·de·ter·mi·nant, noun

Words nearby determinant

detergent, deteriorate, deterioration, determinable, determinacy, determinant, determinate, determination, determinative, determinator, determine

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How to use determinant in a sentence

“It is basically an asset management tool, but it is not the sole determinant of what trees or why 25 feet clearance is the right distance,” Skinner said.
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Of the three, fertility, the number of children women have, is the key—that’s the major determinant of the population in 2100.
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Those enrollment numbers in turn are a key determinant of the annual revenue that colleges earn and shape how they allocate resources.
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Those enrollment numbers in turn are a key determinant of the annual revenue colleges earn and shape how they allocate resources.
The (Deferred) Class of 2020|Sandya Kola|August 9, 2020|Ozy

Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos once said that a major determinant of your brand’s potency is what people say about it when you are out of the room.
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But race is not the main determinant in looking to the future.
Class Issues, Not Race, Will Likely Seal the Next Election|Joel Kotkin|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Political pressure, economic resources and the ability to navigate into a Kafkaesque bureaucracy play a determinant role.
In Italy, Religious Minorities Struggle (Vainly) for Official Recognition|Anna Momigliano|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On 11 August 1947, he told the soon-to-be born nation that religion was not the determinant of Pakistani nationalism.
Why Pakistan's Mohammed Ali Jinnah Was No Nelson Mandela|Kapil Komireddi|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All seem to agree that Goldstone was a determinant of Israel's relatively restrained attack against Hamas this time around.
On Gaza, Goldstone And Israeli Strategy Regarding Terrorist Enclaves|Yossi Alpher|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The social science on child welfare overwhelmingly shows that economic resources are the main determinant of child well-being.
Jen v. Bill: Who's Right?|Joyce C. Tang|August 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Thus, the determinant motive is here supposed to have been aversion to the marriage of relatives.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
The expectation of pain or pleasure determines conduct; and, if so, it must be the sole determinant of conduct.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
The relation of supply to demand causes an oscillation of prices, but it is not the determinant of value.
Socialism|John Spargo
The whole determinant system of an id, as I conceive it, is in a state of continual fluctuation upwards and downwards.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
The effect of lactic acid as a determinant of bacterial and enzymic changes is very important.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for determinant

determinant

/ (dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt) /

adjective

serving to determine or affect

noun

a factor, circumstance, etc, that influences or determines

maths a square array of elements that represents the sum of certain products of these elements, used to solve simultaneous equations, in vector studies, etcCompare matrix (def. 9)

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Medical definitions for determinant

determinant

[ dĭ-tûr′mə-nənt ]

An influencing or determining element or factor.

Antigenic determinant.

adj.

Tending or serving to determine.

determinant

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