determinate (adj.)

  1. 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. not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; determinate growth'

  3. supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; a definitive verdict; a determinate answer to the problem

    [ Syn: definitive ]

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