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   determination

   /dɪˌtəːmɪˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being determined; firmness of purpose: "those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination" Similar resolutionresolveresolutenesswill powerstrength of willstrength of charactersingle-mindednesssense of purposefirmness of purposefixity of purposepurposefulnessintentnessdecisiondecidednesssteadfastnessstaunchnessperseverancepersistenceindefatigabilitytenacitytenaciousnessstaying powerstrong-mindednessbackbonethe bulldog spiritpertinacitypertinaciousnessstubbornnessdoggednessobstinacyobduratenessobduracyinflexibilityspiritednessbravenessbraveryboldnesscouragecourageousnesspluckpluckinessstout-heartednessDunkirk spiritsitzfleischinformal:gutsspunkgritstickabilitystick-to-it-ivenessarchaic:intensionrare:perseverationOpposite weak-mindednesspusillanimity
   • 2. the process of establishing something exactly by calculation or research: "determination of molecular structures" Similar calculationdiscoveryascertainmentestablishmentfixingdeductiondivinationdiagnosisdiscernmentcheckverificationconfirmation
   • ▪ the settlement of a dispute by the authoritative decision of a judge or arbitrator: "expert determination"
   • ▪ a judicial decision or sentence.
   • 3. the controlling or deciding of the nature or outcome of something: "genetic sex determination" Similar settingfixingspecificationa decision aboutsettlementdesignationallotmentarrangementchoicenamingnominationappointmentestablishmentauthorizationprescription
   • 4. the cessation of an estate or interest.
   • 5. a tendency to move in a fixed direction. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘settlement of a controversy by a judge or by reasoning’ and ‘authoritative opinion’): via Old French from Latin determinatio(n-), from the verb determinare (see determine).

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   DETERMINATION definition: 1. the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult: 2. the process…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DETERMINATION is a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy. How to use determination in a sentence.

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   noun. the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose. ascertainment, as after observation or investigation: determination of a ship's latitude. the information ascertained; solution. the settlement of a dispute, question, etc., as by authoritative decision. the decision or settlement arrived at or pronounced.

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   Definition of determination noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose. “his determination showed in his every movement”. synonyms: purpose. see more. noun. deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature. “the determination of grammatical inflections”. see more.

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   1. a. Firmness of purpose; resolve: approached the task with determination. b. A fixed intention or resolution: returned to school with a determination to finish. 2. a. The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the universe's mass. b.

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   DETERMINATION definition: a quality that makes someone continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult: . Learn more.

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   determination in British English. (dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən ) noun. 1. the act or an instance of making a decision. 2. the condition of being determined; resoluteness. 3. the act or an instance of ending an argument by the opinion or decision of an authority.

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    determination meaning, definition, what is determination: the quality of trying to do something ev...: Learn more.

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    The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something. A determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the universe's mass. American Heritage.