Dictionary entries for 'determination'

Synonyms

de·ter·mi·na·tion (dĭ-tûŕmə-nā́shən)

noun

1. The act of making or arriving at a decision. See synonyms at decision
2. The decision reached.
1. Firmness of purpose; resolve: approached the task with determination and energy.
2. A fixed intention or resolution: returned to school with a determination to finish.
1. The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body: The choice of a foster home was left to the determination of the court.
2. The decision or pronouncement made.
1. The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something: a determination of the ship's longitude; a determination of the mass of the universe.
2. The result of such ascertaining.
A fixed movement or tendency toward an object or end.
Logic
1. The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.
2. The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.