'Determination' definitions:
Definition of 'determination'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" [syn: determination, finding]
noun
The quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" [syn: determination, purpose]
noun
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion]
noun
Deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"
noun
The act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion]
Definition of 'Determination'
From: GCIDE
- Determination \De*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. determinatio boundary, end: cf. F. d['e]termination.]
- 1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit. [1913 Webster]
- A speedy determination of that war. --Ludlow. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. [1913 Webster]
- Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. [1913 Webster]
- He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy. [1913 Webster]
- 6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. [1913 Webster]
- So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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.
- Syn: Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See Decision. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'determination'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute indication,
- accomplishment,
- acid test,
- action,
- aim,
- allocation,
- ambition,
- animus,
- answer,
- appetence,
- appetency,
- appetite,
- appraisal,
- appraisement,
- approximation,
- ascertaining,
- ascertainment,
- aspiration,
- assay,
- assessment,
- assignment,
- assize,
- assizement,
- assurance,
- attribution,
- award,
- balkiness,
- bigotry,
- blank determination,
- bounding,
- bringing to light,
- brouillon,
- bullheadedness,
- burden of proof,
- calculation,
- casual discovery,
- catching,
- certification,
- chance discovery,
- check,
- checking,
- choice,
- circling-in,
- circumscribing,
- circumscription,
- clearing up,
- collation,
- command,
- commitment,
- computation,
- conation,
- conatus,
- conclusion,
- conclusive evidence,
- condemnation,
- confirmation,
- consideration,
- constancy,
- correction,
- counsel,
- cracking,
- criterion,
- crucial test,
- crucible,
- damning evidence,
- decidedness,
- decipherment,
- decision,
- decisiveness,
- decoding,
- decree,
- dedication,
- definiteness,
- definition,
- delimitation,
- deliverance,
- demarcation,
- demonstration,
- denomination,
- denouement,
- desideration,
- desideratum,
- design,
- designation,
- desire,
- detection,
- determinateness,
- determinedness,
- determining,
- devotion,
- diagnosis,
- dictum,
- disclosure,
- discovery,
- discretion,
- disentanglement,
- disposition,
- distinguishment,
- docimasy,
- doggedness,
- dogmatism,
- doom,
- earnestness,
- effect,
- effort,
- encincture,
- end,
- end result,
- endeavor,
- ensuring,
- espial,
- essay,
- establishment,
- estimate,
- estimation,
- evaluation,
- excavation,
- exertion,
- exhumation,
- explanation,
- exposure,
- fanaticism,
- fancy,
- feeling out,
- find,
- finding,
- finding out,
- finding-out,
- firmness,
- first draft,
- fixed mind,
- fixed purpose,
- fixing,
- fortitude,
- free choice,
- free will,
- function,
- gauging,
- grit,
- guts,
- hardheadedness,
- headstrongness,
- idea,
- inclination,
- inclusion-exclusion,
- incontrovertible evidence,
- indisputable evidence,
- inflexible will,
- instrumentation,
- intendment,
- intent,
- intention,
- interpretation,
- intolerance,
- invention,
- ironclad proof,
- issue,
- judgement,
- kiteflying,
- liking,
- locating,
- location,
- lucky strike,
- lust,
- meaning,
- measure,
- measurement,
- measuring,
- mensuration,
- metric system,
- mind,
- motive,
- mulishness,
- nisus,
- obduracy,
- objective,
- obstinacy,
- obstinateness,
- onus,
- onus probandi,
- opinionatedness,
- ordeal,
- order,
- outcome,
- overzealousness,
- passion,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- pertinacity,
- pigheadedness,
- pinning down,
- plan,
- pleasure,
- point,
- precedent,
- precision,
- probation,
- prognosis,
- project,
- pronouncement,
- proof,
- proposal,
- prospectus,
- purpose,
- purposefulness,
- quantification,
- quantization,
- rating,
- reason,
- reassurance,
- reassurement,
- recognition,
- rediscovery,
- relentlessness,
- resoluteness,
- resolution,
- resolve,
- resolvedness,
- resolving,
- restiveness,
- result,
- revelation,
- riddling,
- rough draft,
- rough sketch,
- ruling,
- sake,
- selection,
- self-will,
- sentence,
- serendipity,
- seriousness,
- settlement,
- settling,
- sexual desire,
- signification,
- sincerity,
- single-mindedness,
- solution,
- solving,
- sorting out,
- sounding out,
- specification,
- spotting,
- standard,
- steadfastness,
- stiff neck,
- stiff-neckedness,
- stipulation,
- strain,
- strike,
- striving,
- strongheadness,
- struggle,
- stubbornness,
- study,
- substantiation,
- sulkiness,
- sullenness,
- sure sign,
- survey,
- surveying,
- telemetering,
- telemetry,
- tenaciousness,
- tenacity,
- termination,
- test,
- test case,
- total commitment,
- touchstone,
- treasure trove,
- trial,
- triangulation,
- trouvaille,
- trove,
- try,
- uncooperativeness,
- uncovering,
- unearthing,
- unmistakable sign,
- unraveling,
- unregenerateness,
- unriddling,
- unscrambling,
- unspinning,
- untangling,
- untwisting,
- unweaving,
- upshot,
- validation,
- valuation,
- velleity,
- verdict,
- verification,
- view,
- volition,
- will,
- will power,
- willfulness,
- wish,
- working,
- working-out
Words containing 'Determination'
- Determinability,
- Determinable,
- Determinableness,
- Determinant,
- Determinate,
- Determinately,
- Determinateness,
- Determinative,
- Determinator,
- Determine,
- Determined,
- Determinedly,
- Determiner,
- Determining,
- Determinism,
- Determinate equations,
- Determinate inflorescence,
- Determinate problem,
- Determinate quantities,
- Determinative tables,
- antigenic determinant,
- determining factor,
- Self-determination,
- Self-determining,
- Skew symmetrical determinant,
- self-determined