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Detailed Synonyms for determinant in English

determinant:

determinant adj

  1. determinant
    – having the power or quality of deciding 1
    determinative; deciding; determining; determinant
    – having the power or quality of deciding 1

determinant [the ~] noun

  1. the determinant
    – a determining or causal element or factor 1
    the determinative; the causal factor; the determiner; the determinant; the determining factor
    – a determining or causal element or factor 1
  2. the determinant
    – a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations 1
    the determinant
    – a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations 1
  3. the determinant
    – the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself 1
    the epitope; the antigenic determinant; the determinant
    – the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself 1
  4. the determinant
    – In database design theory, any attribute or combination of attributes on which any other attribute or combination of attributes is functionally dependent. 2
    the determinant
    – In database design theory, any attribute or combination of attributes on which any other attribute or combination of attributes is functionally dependent. 2

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Related Definitions for "determinant":

  1. having the power or quality of deciding1
    • the determinative (or determinant) battle1
  2. a determining or causal element or factor1
    • education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life1
  3. a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations1
  4. the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself1
  5. In database design theory, any attribute or combination of attributes on which any other attribute or combination of attributes is functionally dependent.2

Related Synonyms for determinant