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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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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Political pressure, economic resources and the ability to navigate into a Kafkaesque bureaucracy play a determinant role.
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On 11 August 1947, he told the soon-to-be born nation that religion was not the determinant of Pakistani nationalism.
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All seem to agree that Goldstone was a determinant of Israel's relatively restrained attack against Hamas this time around.
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This stimulus is the primary phenomenon, the determinant cause of such transformation.
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This "law of sufficient (or determinant) reason" 568 is the fundamental principle of all metaphysical inquiry.
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When this extrinsic end is in keeping with right reason or when it is discordant thereto, it may become a determinant of morality.
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Decomposition of a Determinant into complementary Determinants.
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If that proportion is altered, so also is the character of the determinant.
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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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determinant

[ dĭ-tûr′mə-nənt ]

n.

An influencing or determining element or factor.

Antigenic determinant.

adj.

Tending or serving to determine.

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