determinate.
Distinct, clearly defined.
Meaning & usage
Distinct, clearly defined.
Fixed, determined, set, unvarying.
Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed.
Conclusive; decisive; positive.
Determined or resolved upon.
Of determined purpose; resolute.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to limit, set bounds”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
A single state of a particular determinable attribute.
Where this word comes from
From a substantivation of the above adjective. See -ate (noun-forming suffix) for more.
To bring to an end; to determine.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English determinaten, from determinat + -en, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Compare French déterminer.
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