meaning of determinant
1. Serving to determine or limit; determinative.
2. That which serves to determine; that which causes determination.
3. The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws
4. A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise.
5. a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of ones outlook on
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