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determinate definition
determinate |
Grep of noun determinate determinateness Overview of adj determinate The adj determinate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) determinate -- (precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals") 2. determinate -- ((botany) not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth") 3. definitive, determinate -- (supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem") Antonyms of adj determinate 3 senses of determinate Sense 1 determinate (vs. indeterminate) indeterminate (vs. determinate), undetermined => cost-plus => open-ended Sense 2 determinate (vs. indeterminate) indeterminate (vs. determinate) => racemose Sense 3 definitive, determinate INDIRECT (VIA conclusive) -> inconclusive Similarity of adj determinate 3 senses of determinate Sense 1 determinate (vs. indeterminate) => fixed Sense 2 determinate (vs. indeterminate) => cymose Sense 3 definitive, determinate => conclusive (vs. inconclusive) Attributes of adj determinate Familiarity of adj determinate determinate used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj determinate determinate indeterminate Overview of adj determinate The adj determinate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) determinate -- (precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals") 2. determinate -- ((botany) not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth") 3. definitive, determinate -- (supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem")
determinate definition