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adjective
- 1. having exact and discernible limits or form: "the longest determinate prison sentence ever upheld by English courts"
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DETERMINATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of determinate in English. determinate. adjective. formal uk / dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nət / us / dɪˈtɝː.mɪ.nət / Add to word list. fixed or exact: A determinate sentence of imprisonment was imposed. Opposite. indeterminate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accurate and exact. accuracy.
1. : having defined limits. a determinate period of time. 2. : definitely settled. a determinate order of precedence. 3. : conclusively determined : definitive. a determinate answer. 4. botany : characterized by sequential flowering from the central or uppermost bud to the lateral or basal (see basal sense 1b) buds.
adjective. definitely limited, defined, or fixed; distinct. a less common word for determined. able to be predicted or deduced. (of an effect) obeying the law of causality. botany (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose.
DETERMINATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of determinate in English. determinate. adjective. formal us / dɪˈtɝː.mɪ.nət / uk / dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nət / Add to word list. fixed or exact: A determinate sentence of imprisonment was imposed. Opposite. indeterminate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accurate and exact.
1. definitely limited, defined, or fixed; distinct. 2. a less common word for determined. 3. a. able to be predicted or deduced. b. (of an effect) obeying the law of causality. 4. botany. (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose. 5.
adjective. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause. “a determinate distance”. “a determinate number”. “ determinate variations in animals”. synonyms: fixed. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value. see more.
adj. 1. definitely limited, defined, or fixed; distinct. 2. a less common word for determined. 3. (Logic) a. able to be predicted or deduced. b. (of an effect) obeying the law of causality. 4. (Botany) botany (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose.
Definition of determinate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. Having exact limits; definite; distinct; fixed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Settled or decided; conclusive. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Firm in purpose; resolute. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Having a flower at the end of the primary axis and of each secondary axis; cymose.
determinate meaning, definition, what is determinate: definite or with an exact limit: Learn more.
