Determinately

But the existence of phenomena cannot be known a priori, and although we could arrive by this path at a conclusion of the fact of some existence, we could not cognize that existence determinately, that is to say, we should be incapable of anticipating in what respect the empirical intuition of it would be distinguishable from that of others. ❋ Immanuel Kant (1764)

Out of their vision sprang the most determinately pluralistic nation in the world. ❋ Ph.D. Georgette Bennett (2012)

Its determinately unsophisticated dialogue is pitched to resonate with parents of the New Age persuasion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So, to use a classic case, ˜heap™ is vague, which to the supervaluationist means that there are some piles of sand that are neither determinately heaps nor determinately non-heaps, and a sentence saying that that object is a heap is neither determinately true nor determinately false. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

To see how this applies to the Problem of the Many, let's simplify the case a little bit so there are only two water droplets, w1 and w2, that are neither determinately part of the cloud nor determinately not a part of it. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

Similarly, if I named the cloud ˜Edgar™, then a similar trick lets it be true that “Edgar” is vague, while “Edgar is a cloud” is determinately true. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

There is still one cloud in the sky, but it determinately includes more water droplets than the original cloud. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

Objection: The supervaluationist solution makes some existentially quantified sentences, like “There is a cloud in the sky” determinately true even though no instance of them is determinately true. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

Finally, a sentence is determinately true iff it is true on all admissible precisifications, determinately false iff it is false on all admissible precisifications. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

So if a is determinately a heap, b is determinately not a heap and c is neither determinately a heap nor determinately not a heap, then every precisification must make ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

All the supervaluationist who holds that Sam's utterance is determinately true is committed to is that for each i, according to ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

We also get to capture some of the plausibility of S2 - it is consistent with the supervaluational position to say that anything similar to something that is determinately a paradigmatic cloud is a cloud. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

Intuitvely, Sam's utterance is determinately true. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

“There is one cloud in the sky” is determinately true. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

But according to the supervaluationist, it is only determinately true if it is true on every precisification. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

WHAT THE F- This is determinately not what I thought it was... ❋ Unknown (2009)

A precisification is admissible iff every sentence that is determinately true (false) in English is true (false) in the precisification. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

Even when it seems clearly true that there is one, sharply bounded, cloud up there, really there are thousands of water droplets that are neither determinately part of the cloud, nor determinately outside it. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

But intuitively our language is not that indeterminate: ˜plus™ determinately does not mean quus. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

We have assumed that it is always determinately true or determinately false that one object is a part of another. ❋ Weatherson, Brian (2009)

"[Turn] the world in to your [dance floor], [determinate] d-determinate." ❋ YaGirlCailey (2017)

[NEVER GIVE UP]!-thats all determination is... ❋ Abdumac (2006)

although you feel like nothing [matters] anymore and life is lost, the feeling of being with your closest and [truest] friends fill you with [determination].* ❋ Someone Familiar (2016)

I am determined to [accomplish] my dreams and goals no matter what [I have to go] through, I will [succeed]. ❋ TheInnerVoice (2015)

[youre] [filled] with [determination] ❋ Fbi Open Oof (2020)

The girl smiled as she saw [the surprise] on her friends faces. They never thought she could [determinate] that [feat]. ❋ Comet Wishing Star (2011)

Without [determination] and being willing to accept failure, you will never [have a word] added into urban dictionary, even if your word is [not published], don't give up, try to define another word it may work out better for you. ❋ Went Wilson (2012)

[Gotta] [turn] the world into your [dance floor], determinate. ❋ BigDaddyDonger (2019)

Playfully [crinkling] through the [leaves] [fills] you with DETERMINATION. ❋ Blueberry Sans (2016)

Greg [Jenning] ran with [a broken] leg, that's [determination] ❋ Rominik (2011)