Determinate Definition

dĭ-tûrmə-nĭt
adjective
Having exact limits; definite; distinct; fixed.
Webster's New World
Settled or decided; conclusive.
Webster's New World
Firm in purpose; resolute.
American Heritage
Having a flower at the end of the primary axis and of each secondary axis; cymose.
Webster's New World
Terminating in a flower and blooming in a sequence beginning with the uppermost or central flower.
A determinate inflorescence.
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noun

(philosophy) A single state of a particular determinable attribute.

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verb
(obsolete) To bring to an end; to determine.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Determinate

Noun

Singular:
determinate
Plural:
determinates

Origin of Determinate

  • Middle English from Latin dēterminātus past participle of dētermināre to determine determine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“limit, set bounds”).

    From Wiktionary

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