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Webster 1913 Edition
Determinate
1.
Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite.
Quantity of words and a
determinate
number of feet. Dryden.
2.
Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The
determinate
counsel and foreknowledge of God. Acts ii. 23.
3.
Determined or resolved upon.
[Obs.]
My
determinate
voyage. Shakespeare
4.
Of determined purpose; resolute.
[Obs.]
More
determinate
to do than skillful how to do. Sir P. Sidney.
Determinate inflorescence
(Bot.)
, that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which puts a limit to its growth; – also called
– centrifugal inflorescence
. Determinate problem
(Math.)
, a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions.
– Determinate quantities
,
Determinate equations
(Math.)
, those that are finite in the number of values or solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the number.
De-ter′mi-nate
,Verb.
T.
To bring to an end; to determine. See
Determine
. [Obs.]
The sly, slow hours shall not
The dateless limit of thy dear exile.
determinate
The dateless limit of thy dear exile.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Determinate
DETERMINATE
,Adj.
1.
Limited; fixed; definite; as a determinate quantity of matter.2.
Established; settled; positive; as a determinate rule or order.The determinate counsel of God. Acts 2.
3.
Decisive; conclusive; as a determinate resolution or judgment.4.
Resolved on.5.
Fixed; resolute.DETERMINATE
,Verb.
T.