determination

de-ter-mi-na-tion · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The quality of being determined; firmness of purpose.

  2. 2.

    The process of establishing something exactly through calculation or research.

  3. 3.

    A formal decision or judgment.

Related words

Antonyms: hesitation, indecision, weakness
See also: determine, determined, resolve
Synonyms: firmness, persistence, resolution, resolve, tenacity

Etymology

From Latin determinatio, from determinare meaning "to set bounds to, limit." From de- (completely) + terminare (to limit), from terminus (boundary). First recorded in English in the 14th century.