Main Entry:

de·ter·mi·na·tion

Pronunciation:

\di-ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

14th century

1 a: a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy b: the resolving of a question by argument or reasoning2archaic : termination3 a: the act of deciding definitely and firmly ; also : the result of such an act of decision b: firm or fixed intention to achieve a desired end <a woman of great courage and determination>4: a fixing or finding of the position, magnitude, value, or character of something: as a: the act, process, or result of an accurate measurement b: an identification of the taxonomic position of a plant or animal 5 a: the definition of a concept in logic by its essential constituents b: the addition of a differentia to a concept to limit its denotation6: direction or tendency to a certain end : impulsion7: the fixation of the destiny of undifferentiated embryonic tissue