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UK
/dɪtˈɜːmɪnənt/
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[ US /dɪˈtɝmənənt/ ]
[ US /dɪˈtɝmənənt/ ]
NOUN
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a determining or causal element or factor
education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life - a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
- the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
ADJECTIVE
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having the power or quality of deciding
the determinative (or determinant) battle
the crucial experiment
cast the deciding vote
How To Use determinant In A Sentence
- The biggest determinant of junk bonds' success is the health of the economy and company profits. Times, Sunday Times
- They've shown for the first time that the skeleton is an endocrine organ that helps control our sugar metabolism and weight and, as such, is a major determinant of the development of type 2 diabetes. August 10th, 2007
- Third, including exercise as determinants of insulin resistence in postpubertal adoles - cent females. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- Those are two big gambles and their outcome may be a big determinant of the result of the next general election. Times, Sunday Times
- The difficulties of the site - its geometry, its western orientation, an adjacent future road easement and its flood prone nature - were significant determinants in the ensuing design.
- Chapter 3 described the web of relationships of pre-colonial societies in which kinship was the prime determinant of obligation and responsibility.
- Economists are just beginning to understand that the product cycle has succeeded the business cycle as the main determinant of economic results. Making It in the New Economy
- Church interfaith dialogues were determinant in the development of this policy.
- New Delhi and Islamabad will have to forget the bitter past, which is the main determinant of their perceptual distortions for a better and prosperous future.
- The categories were selected as indicators, risk factors or relevant environmental determinants affecting fitness, obesity and health.