Part 3025

<hw>De*ter"mi*nate*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being determinate.</def>

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<hw>De*ter`mi*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>determinatio</ets> boundary, end: cf. F. <ets>d\'82termination</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of determining, or the state of being determined.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Bringing to an end; termination; limit.</def>

<blockquote>A speedy <b>determination</b> of that war. <i>Ludlow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.</def>

<blockquote>Remissness can by no means consist with a constant <b>determination</b> of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The quality of mind reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.</def>

<blockquote>He only is a well-made man who has a good <b>determination</b>. <i>Emerson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.</def>

<blockquote>So bloodthirsty a <b>determination</b> to obtain convictions. <i>Hallam.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; <as>as, a <ex>determination</ex> of blood to the head</as>.</def>

<p><b>8.</b> <fld>(Physical Sciences)</fld> <def>The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensify, etc.; <as>as, the <ex>determination</ex> of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the <ex>determination</ex> of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.</as></def>

<p><b>9.</b> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of <i>generalization</i>.</def>

<p><b>10.</b> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>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>as, I am indebted to a friend for the <ex>determination</ex> of most of these shells</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See <er>Decision</er>.</syn>

<h1>Determinative</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>De*ter"mi*na*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>d\'82terminatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive.</def>

<blockquote>Incidents . . . <b>determinative</b> of their course. <i>I. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Determinative tables</col> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs.</cd></cs>

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<hw>De*ter"mi*na*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>That which serves to determine.</def>

<blockquote>Explanatory <b>determinatives</b> . . . were placed after words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an aid to the reader in determining the meaning. <i>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</i></blockquote>

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<hw>De*ter"mi*na`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who determines.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>