'Determinative tables' definitions:

Definition of 'Determinative tables'

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  • Determinative \De*ter"mi*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]terminatif.] Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive. [1913 Webster]
  • Incidents . . . determinative of their course. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • Determinative tables (Nat. Hist.), tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs. [1913 Webster]