determinant

[ UK /dɪtˈɜːmɪnənt/ ]
[ US /dɪˈtɝmənənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a determining or causal element or factor
    education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life
  2. a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
  3. the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
ADJECTIVE
  1. having the power or quality of deciding
    the determinative (or determinant) battle
    the crucial experiment
    cast the deciding vote
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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.
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