Determinative /(?)/
De·ter·mi·na·tive
Determinative
a.
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Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive.
Incidents . . . determinative of their course.
Phrases & Compounds
- Determinative tables
- tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs.
Determinative
n.
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That which serves to determine.
Explanatory determinatives . . . were placed after words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an aid to the reader in determining the meaning.