determination is a Noun
[1] The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
[2] Bringing to an end; termination; limit. A speedy determination of that war. Ludlow.
[3] Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. Locke.
[4] The quality of mind reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. Emerson.
[5] The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
[6] That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. Hallam.
[7] A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.
[8] The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensify, 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.
[9] The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
[10] The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
[11] 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.
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