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   de·ter·mi·nant

   /dəˈtərmənənt/

   noun

   • 1. a factor which decisively affects the nature or outcome of something: "pure force of will was the main determinant of his success"
   • ▪ a gene or other factor that determines the character and development of a cell or group of cells in an organism, a set of which forms an individual's idiotype.
   • 2. a quantity obtained by the addition of products of the elements of a square matrix according to a given rule.

   adjective

   • 1. serving to determine or decide something.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin determinant- ‘determining’, from the verb determinare (see determine).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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