'Deciding' definitions:

Definition of 'deciding'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a)]
noun
The cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" [syn: decision making, deciding]

Definition of 'Deciding'

From: GCIDE
  • Decide \De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decided; p. pr. & vb. n. Deciding.] [L. dec[imac]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d['e]cider. Cf. Decision.]
  • 1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Our seat denies us traffic here; The sea, too near, decides us from the rest. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle. [1913 Webster]
  • So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. --1 Kings xx. 40. [1913 Webster]
  • The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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