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D IH0 T ER2 M AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N
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The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
the determination of the wavelength of light the determination of the level of salt in sea water the determination of the oxygen in the air
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: generalization
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness; fortitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Through sheer determination, we managed to escape from the tornado.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
The tribunal has reached a determination in respect of this matter.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decision, conclusion, verdict, award, censure, choice, opinion, deduction, determination, ergotism, illation, inference, judgement/judgment, mind, result, sight, take, view
Antonyms: none provided
A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
a determination of blood to the head
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: otherwise obsolete
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the determination of molecular structures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: finding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discovery, find, uncovering
Narrower terms: designation, identification, resolution, solving, validation, proof, substantiation, falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal, localization, localisation, location, locating, fix, predetermination, rectification, redetermination
the act of making up your mind about something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the burden of decision was his he drew his conclusions quickly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decision, conclusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: choice, selection, option, pick
Narrower terms: appointment, assignment, designation, naming, call, move, casting lots, drawing lots, sortition, resolution
the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his determination showed in his every movement he is a man of purpose
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: purpose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
Narrower terms: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessness, diligence, industriousness, industry
deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the determination of grammatical inflections
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decision making, deciding
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a decision unfavorable to the opposition his conclusion took the evidence into account satisfied with the panel's determination
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decision, conclusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: judgment, judgement, mind
Narrower terms: predetermination
From Middle English determinacion, determynacioun, from Old French determinacion, from Latin dēterminātiō. Morphologically determine + -ation.
Across languages
Translations 120 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
عَزِيمَة
(ʕazīma)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Bulgarian :
определяне
(opredeljane)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Bulgarian :
установяване
(ustanovjavane)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Catalan :
determinació
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Chinese Mandarin :
決定 /决定
(juédìng)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Chinese Mandarin :
確定 /确定
(quèdìng)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Czech :
určení
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Czech :
určenost
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Finnish :
määrittäminen
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
German :
Bestimmung
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Hindi :
निर्धारण
(nirdhāraṇ)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Hindi :
दृढ़ता
(dŕṛhtā)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Hungarian :
elhatározás
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Indonesian :
determinasi
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Irish :
cinntiúchán
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Italian :
determinazione
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Japanese :
決意する
(ketsui suru)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Khmer :
ការកំណត់
(gaagomnot)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Polish :
ustalenie
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Polish :
określenie
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Romanian :
determinare
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Russian :
определе́ние
(opredelénije)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Russian :
установле́ние
(ustanovlénije)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Spanish :
determinación
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Spanish :
decisión
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Spanish :
resolución
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Tagalog :
determinasyon
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Ukrainian :
ви́значення
(význačennja)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Ukrainian :
встано́влення
(vstanóvlennja)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Ukrainian :
устано́влення
(ustanóvlennja)
— act of determining, or the state of being determined
Bulgarian :
определяне
(opredeljane)
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Catalan :
determinació
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Chinese Mandarin :
測定 /测定
(cèdìng)
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Chinese Mandarin :
測量 /测量
(cèliáng)
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Finnish :
määritys
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
French :
détermination
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
German :
Bestimmung
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Hindi :
मापन
(māpan)
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Hindi :
माप
(māp)
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Hindi :
नाप
(nāp)
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Hungarian :
meghatározás
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Italian :
determinazione
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Portuguese :
determinação
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Romanian :
determinare
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Russian :
определе́ние
(opredelénije)
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Spanish :
determinación
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Ukrainian :
ви́значення
(význačennja)
— act, process, or result of any accurate measurement
Bulgarian :
определение
(opredelenie)
— act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents
Chinese Mandarin :
界定
(jièdìng)
— act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents
Chinese Mandarin :
定義 /定义
(dìngyì)
— act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents
Finnish :
määritys
— act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents
German :
Bestimmung
— act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents
Chinese Mandarin :
特定化
— addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent
Finnish :
erotus
— addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent
Finnish :
erottelu
— addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent
German :
Unterscheidung
— addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent
Chinese Mandarin :
分類確定 /分类确定
(fēnlèi quèdìng)
— act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species
Finnish :
määritys
— act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species
Finnish :
luokittelu
— act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species
German :
Bestimmung
— act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species
Catalan :
esma
— direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
Chinese Mandarin :
趨向 /趋向
(qūxiàng)
— direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
Chinese Mandarin :
衝動 /冲动
(chōngdòng)
— direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
Finnish :
sysäys
— direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
Finnish :
kimmoke
— direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
German :
Determination
— direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
Māori :
manawanui
— direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
Spanish :
ahínco
— direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion
Bulgarian :
решителност
(rešitelnost)
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Chinese Mandarin :
果決 /果决
(guǒjué)
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Chinese Mandarin :
決心 /决心
(juéxīn)
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Czech :
odhodlání
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Estonian :
otsustavus
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Estonian :
kindlameelsus
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Finnish :
päättäväisyys
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Finnish :
määrätietoisuus
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
German :
Bestimmtheit
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
German :
Entschlossenheit
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Greek :
αποφασιστικότητα
(apofasistikótita)
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Hebrew :
נחישות
(nekhishut)
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Hungarian :
eltökéltség
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Hungarian :
elszántság
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Hungarian :
határozottság
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Māori :
pukutohe
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Māori :
pūtohe
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Māori :
niwha
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Polish :
determinacja
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Romanian :
determinare
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Romanian :
fermitate
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Russian :
реши́тельность
(rešítelʹnostʹ)
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Russian :
реши́мость
(rešímostʹ)
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Swedish :
beslutsamhet
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Tocharian B :
pratiṃ
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Ukrainian :
рішу́чість
(rišúčistʹ)
— quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness
Bulgarian :
решение
(rešenie)
— state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy
Chinese Mandarin :
裁決 /裁决
(cáijué)
— state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy
Chinese Mandarin :
判決 /判决
(pànjué)
— state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy
Finnish :
päätös
— state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy
Finnish :
lopputulos
— state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy
German :
Feststellung
— state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy
Russian :
реше́ние
(rešénije)
— state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy
Bulgarian :
определение
(opredelenie)
— that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
Chinese Mandarin :
決議 /决议
(juéyì)
— that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
Chinese Mandarin :
決心 /决心
(juéxīn)
— that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
Finnish :
päätös
— that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
Finnish :
lopputulos
— that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
German :
Entschluss
— that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
Plautdietsch :
Wellen
— that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
Russian :
определе́ние
(opredelénije)
— that which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution
Chinese Mandarin :
流向
(liúxiàng)
— flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
Chinese Mandarin :
趨向 /趋向
(qūxiàng)
— flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
Finnish :
virtaus
— flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
Finnish :
syöksy
— flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
Chinese Mandarin :
終止 /终止
(zhōngzhǐ)
— (law, otherwise obsolete) bringing to an end; termination; limit
Chinese Mandarin :
期限
(qīxiàn)
— (law, otherwise obsolete) bringing to an end; termination; limit
Danish :
opsigelse
— (law, otherwise obsolete) bringing to an end; termination; limit
Finnish :
lopettaminen
— (law, otherwise obsolete) bringing to an end; termination; limit
Hungarian :
elhatározás
— (law, otherwise obsolete) bringing to an end; termination; limit
Polish :
determinacja
— (law, otherwise obsolete) bringing to an end; termination; limit
Romanian :
delimitare
— (law, otherwise obsolete) bringing to an end; termination; limit
