Main Entry: de·ter·mi·na·tion

Pronunciation: \di-ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən\

Function: noun

1 : a fixing or finding of the position, magnitude, quantity, 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
2 : the fixation of the destiny of undifferentiated embryonic tissue—compare differentiation 2b