Determinate

Word DETERMINATE
Character 11
Hyphenation de ter mi nate
Pronunciations /dɪˈtɜːmɪneɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Determinate"

What do we mean by determinate?

Precisely limited or defined; definite. adjective

Conclusively settled; final. adjective

Firm in purpose; resolute. adjective

Terminating in a flower and blooming in a sequence beginning with the uppermost or central flower. adjective

Not continuing indefinitely at the tip of an axis. adjective

To bring to an end; terminate.

In Weismann's doctrine of determinants, any cell which has distinctive hereditary qualities. noun

Having defined limits; fixed; definite; clearly defined or definable; particular: as, a determinate quantity of matter.

Predetermined; settled; positive: as, a determinate rule or order.

Decisive; conclusive.

Determined upon; intended.

Fixed in purpose; resolute; determined.

To bring to an end; to determine. See determine. transitive verb

Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite. adjective

Conclusive; decisive; positive. adjective

Determined or resolved upon. adjective

Of determined purpose; resolute. adjective

That in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal inflorescence. adjective

A problem which admits of a limited number of solutions. adjective

A single state of a particular determinable attribute.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Determinate

The word "determinate" in example sentences

The Cambridge logician W.E. Johnson introduced the terms determinate and determinable to apply to examples such as red and colored. ❋ Sanford, David H. (2006)

The sovereign he defined as a determinate human superior who receives habitual obedience from the bulk of a given society and is not himself in the habit of obedience to any superior. ❋ GRAHAM HUGHES (1968)

Between the child and the living creatures which he cultivates there is born a mysterious correspondence which induces the child to fulfil certain determinate acts without the intervention of the teacher, that is, leads him to an auto-education. ❋ Anne E. Montessori George (1912)

This, I think, may fitly be called a determinate or determined idea, when such as it is at any time objectively in the mind, and so determined there, it is annexed, and without variation determined, to a name or articulate sound, which is to be steadily the sign of that very same object of the mind, or determinate idea. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If the microstructure of the world is absolutely determinate, that is absolute determinacy enough. ❋ Sanford, David H. (2006)

His terms determinate, determinable, occurrent, continuant and ostensive definition have entered the philosophical lexicon. ❋ Sanford, David H. (2006)

But, as in the case of universal validity, the necessity is not based on concepts or rules (at least, not concepts or rules that are determinate, that is, of a kind which figure in cognition; as noted earlier in this section, Kant describes it, in the Antinomy of Taste, as resting on an indeterminate concept). ❋ Ginsborg, Hannah (2005)

It really varies from executive order to executive order, to regulation to regulation, and the determinate will be the substance of each regulation or executive order. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Clodfelter presented the case to a McLennan County grand jury, which approved her request to proceed with the case through what is known as determinate sentencing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This, X think, may fitly be called a determinate or determined idea, when fuch as it is at any time objedlively in the mind, and fo determined there, it is annexed, and with - out variation determined to a name or articulate found, which is to be fteadily the fign of that* very fame ob - ❋ Unknown (1796)

TV advertising time is the greatest determinate, meaning the candidates that raise the most money will likely prevail. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Any pursuit of truth in either domain will tend to illuminate the other and that they are -- the microchip is not a dehumanizing force or a materialist kind of determinate object. ❋ Unknown (1989)

And producing his credentials under the Signet Royal, which he applied close to my eyes, spoke about ten minutes, without any signs of anger, but with a kind of determinate resolution; often pointing forwards, which, as I afterwards found, was towards the capital city, about half ❋ Unknown (1896)

The perception of the second individual thus is 'determinate' in so far as it is determined by a special attribute, viz. the extension, to the perception, of the generic character of a class -- manifested in a certain outward shape -- which connects this act of perception with the earlier perception (of the first individual); such determination being ascertained only on the apprehension of the second individual. ❋ George Thibaut (1881)

Simplicity in purpose and act is a kind of determinate expression in dexterous outline of one's personality. ❋ Walter Pater (1866)

a dozen of his retinue; and producing his credentials under the signet royal, which he applied close to my eyes, spoke about ten minutes without any signs of anger, but with a kind of determinate resolution, often pointing forwards, which, as I afterwards found, was towards the capital city, about half a mile distant; whither it was agreed by his majesty in council that I must be conveyed. ❋ Unknown (1726)

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