The act of determining, or the
state of being determined.
Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
The
quality of
mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
(countable) The
state of decision; a judicial decision, or
ending of controversy.
(countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a Determination of
blood to the head.
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, ; 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.
The act of defining a concept or notion by
giving its essential constituents.
The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
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.