Definition of determination
- n. - The act of determining, or the state of being
determined.
- n. - Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
- n. - Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
- n. - The quality of mind which reaches definite
conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
- n. - The state of decision; a judicial decision, or
ending of controversy.
- n. - That which is determined upon; result of
deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
- n. - A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as,
a determination of blood to the head.
- n. - The act, process, or result of any accurate
measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the
determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the
determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.
- n. - The act of defining a concept or notion by giving
its essential constituents.
- n. - The addition of a differentia to a concept or
notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
- n. - The act of determining the relations of an object,
as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or
animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am
indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.