# determination

Pronunciation: say "di-tur-mi-NAY-shuhn" US /dɪˌtɝmɪˈneɪʃən/, UK /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/

## Noun

1. Firmness of purpose; the strength of mind to keep pursuing a goal in spite of difficulty.
   - Simple: A strong wish to keep going and finish something, even when it is hard.
   - _His quiet determination carried the team through three losing seasons._
   - _She faced the setback with the same determination that got her this far._
2. The act, process, or result of measuring something accurately, such as its length, volume, weight, or intensity.
   - Simple: The act of measuring something exactly, such as its size or weight.
   - _The determination of the sample's density required three separate readings._
   - _Repeated determinations gave slightly different concentration values._
3. A fixed resolution or purpose arrived at after deliberation; a conclusion firmly settled upon.
   - Simple: A firm decision reached after thinking carefully about something.
   - _The board reached a clear determination to expand into new markets._
   - _Nothing could shake his determination to repay every last debt._
4. A judicial decision; the official settling of a dispute or controversy.
   - Simple: An official decision that settles a legal case or dispute.
   - _The tribunal's determination resolved the contract dispute in the tenant's favor._
   - _Both parties accepted the court's final determination without appeal._
5. The act of defining a concept by stating the essential features that constitute it.
   - Simple: The act of explaining what an idea means by naming its main parts.
   - _The determination of 'justice' proceeded by setting out its essential elements._
   - _Philosophers begin with the determination of a concept before testing its limits._
6. Direction or tendency toward a certain end; the impulse that drives something that way.
   - Simple: A natural push or pull toward a certain goal or end.
   - _The argument has a determination toward one inevitable conclusion._
   - _Every part of the design shows a determination toward simplicity._
7. The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept, narrowing the range of things it applies to.
   - Simple: The act of adding a detail to an idea so it covers fewer things.
   - _The determination of 'figure' by the feature 'three-sided' yields the concept of a triangle._
   - _Successive determination of a broad concept narrows it toward a single kind._
8. The act of assigning an object (such as a mineral, plant, or animal) to the species or group it belongs to; classification.
   - Simple: The act of working out which group a plant, animal, or mineral belongs to.
   - _The determination of the fern required a close look at its spore structures._
   - _Field guides assist in the determination of unfamiliar plants._
9. A flow, rush, or tendency of something toward a particular part, especially of blood to a region of the body.
   - Simple: A flow or rush of something, like blood, to one part of the body.
   - _The physician noted a determination of blood to the lungs._
   - _A sudden determination of blood to the head left the patient dizzy._
10. The bringing of something to an end; its termination or limit.
   - Simple: The act of bringing something to an end or to its limit.
   - _The determination of the tenancy occurred at the end of the fixed term._
   - _Upon the determination of the trust, the property passed to the heirs._

## Origin

This word came through Middle English determinacion and Old French determinacion from Latin dēterminātiō. It is formed from 'determine' plus the suffix '-ation'.

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