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Determination   /dɪtˌərmənˈeɪʃən/   Listen
noun
Determination  n.  
1.
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
2.
Bringing to an end; termination; limit. "A speedy determination of that war."
3.
Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. "Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will... to the greatest apparent good."
4.
The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. "He only is a well-made man who has a good determination."
5.
The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
6.
That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. "So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions."
7.
(Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.
8.
(Physical Sciences) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.
9.
(Logic)
(a)
The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
(b)
The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; the opposite of generalization.
10.
(Nat. Hist.) 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, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.
Synonyms: Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See Decision.






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"Determination" Quotes from Famous Books



... than to the patio. The slaves, formed outside, guarded the bishop's coach, and I do not know that there was anybody else actually with us under the vault of the entrance. We glared into each other's faces, and the world seemed very still around us. I felt in me a passion—not of hate, but of determination to be done with him; and from his face it was impossible to guess his suffering, ...
— Romance • Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

... so on, until at last the brothers pluck up determination, and make choice of an employer. So our Caledonian friends begin to gather together their traps and make preparations to accompany their complaisant and well-satisfied boss to his farm on the banks of the Waikato. And an indescribable joy is in their hearts, for they are to receive ...
— Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) - or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand • William Delisle Hay

... general expression of determination among the prisoners to answer any cannonade with a desperate attempt to force the Stockade. It was agreed that anything was better than dying like rats in a pit or wild animals in a battue. It was believed that if anything would occur ...
— Andersonville, complete • John McElroy

... him, no doubt, appeared far more unreasonable than the petition of right, and which, with much more colour, he might consider as extorted. These considerations were probably the cause why the Parliament so long delayed their determination of accepting the king's offer as a basis for treaty; but, unfortunately, they had delayed so long that when at last they adopted it they found themselves without power to carry it into execution. The army having now ceased to be the servants, had become the masters of the Parliament, ...
— A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second • Charles James Fox

... that some well-defined measure may be devised before another national election which will render unnecessary a resort to any expedient of a temporary character for the determination of ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Section 2 (of 2) of Volume 8: Chester A. Arthur • James D. Richardson


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