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determination

[ dih-tur-muh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
  2. ascertainment, as after observation or investigation:

    determination of a ship's latitude.

  3. the information ascertained; solution.
  4. the settlement of a dispute, question, etc., as by authoritative decision.
  5. the decision or settlement arrived at or pronounced.
  6. the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose.
  7. a fixed purpose or intention:

    It is my determination to suppress vice.

  8. the fixing or settling of amount, limit, character, etc.:

    the determination of a child's allowance.

  9. fixed direction or tendency toward some object or end.
  10. Chiefly Law. conclusion or termination.
  11. Embryology. the fixation of the fate of a cell or group of cells, especially before actual morphological or functional differentiation occurs.
  12. Logic.
    1. the act of rendering a notion more precise by the addition of differentiating characteristics.
    2. the definition of a concept in terms of its constituent elements.


determination

/ ɪˌɜːɪˈԱɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of making a decision
  2. the condition of being determined; resoluteness
  3. the act or an instance of ending an argument by the opinion or decision of an authority
  4. the act or an instance of fixing or settling the quality, limit, position, etc, of something
  5. a decision or opinion reached, rendered, or settled upon
  6. a resolute movement towards some object or end
  7. law the termination of an estate or interest
  8. law the decision reached by a court of justice on a disputed matter
  9. logic
    1. the process of qualifying or limiting a proposition or concept
    2. the qualifications or limitations used in this process
  10. the condition of embryonic tissues of being able to develop into only one particular tissue or organ in the adult
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of determination1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ŧٱپō-, stem of ŧٱپō “boundary, conclusion,” literally “a bounding,” equivalent to ŧٱ(ܲ) “bounded” (past participle of ŧٱ “to bound, limit”; determine ) + -ion
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I learned a lot about the history of our country and the importance of the law, our Constitution, the patience and determination and fortitude required in the dismantling of segregation in our country.

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"Greens have done that from opposition and we've done that from within government and I'm convinced that with hard work and determination and creativity that's what Greens will continue to do."

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It is likely to take more months for a final determination of what caused the fire.

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This determination to bury the record was apparent during the first Trump administration.

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Lawyers, however, convinced her to wait for a federal judge's determination of whether the DHS rescission was lawful.

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