DETERMINATION

Definitions

1. 1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
2. 2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit. A speedy determination of that war. Ludlow.
3. 3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will . . . to the greatest apparent good. Locke.
4. 4. The quality of mind reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. He only is a well-made man who has a good determination. Emerson.
5. 5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
6. 6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions. Hallam.
7. 7. A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.
8. 8. The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensify, etc.; 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.
9. 9. The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
10. 10. The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.
11. 11. 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.