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The definition of a determinant is something that determines an outcome or result of something.

(noun)

When your boss' opinion is ultimately the only opinion that matters in making a decision in your office, this is an example of a determinant.
If you have a specific gene that is dominant and that always determines what a person's eye color will be, this is an example of a determinant.

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See determinant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

determining

Origin: L determinans, prp. of determinare

noun

a thing or factor that determines
Math. the sum of the products formed from a square matrix in accordance with certain laws

See determinant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Determinative.

noun

An influencing or determining element or factor: “Education is the second most important determinant of recreational participation” (John P. Robinson).
Mathematics The value that is computed from a square matrix of numbers by a rule of combining products of the matrix entries and that characterizes the solvablitity of simultaneous linear equations. Its absolute value can be interpreted as an area or volume.
Immunology An epitope.

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