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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Determination \De*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. determinatio boundary, end: cf F. d['e]termination.] 1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined. 2. Bringing to an end termination; limit. A speedy determination of that war. --Ludlow. 3. Direction or tendency to a certain end impulsion. Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. --Locke. 4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. --Emerson. 5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy. 6. That which is determined upon result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. --Hallam. 7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part as a determination of blood to the head. 8. (Physical Sciences) The act process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air. 9. (Logic) a The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. b The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of {generalization}. 10. (Nat. Hist.) The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells. Syn: Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution; resolve; firmness. See {Decision}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: determination n 1: the act of determining the properties of something [syn: {finding}] 2: the quality of being determined to do or achieve something "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" [syn: {purpose}] 3: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration: "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into accout"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: {decision}, {conclusion}] 4: the act of making up your mind about something "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: {decision}, {conclusion}]
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