determinant
determinant · more determinant · most determinant
Serving to determine or limitServing to determine or limit; determinative.
UK/dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/US/dɪˈtɝmɪnənt/
» International trade is a key determinant of prosperity.
Meaning
1 sensesServing to determine or limit; determinative.
More definitions
- having the power or quality of deciding
Examples
2 sentencesInternational trade is a key determinant of prosperity.
The wedge product is building in determinants everywhere you look.
deWohin man auch guckt, baut das Dachprodukt Determinanten ein. — Waldelfe
Origin
Borrowed from French déterminant, equivalent to determine + -ant.Borrowed from French déterminant, equivalent to determine + -ant.
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Forms
more determinant, most determinant| Comparative | more determinant Lesson |
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| Superlative | most determinant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- having the power or quality of deciding:decidingdeterminativedetermining
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedself-determinant
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form