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noun
The quality or state of being determinate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: determinacy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being predictable with great confidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: definiteness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: predictability
Narrower terms: finality, conclusiveness, decisiveness
History
Etymology tree English determinate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English determinateness From determinate + -ness.
