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Determinant   /dɪtˈərmənənt/   Listen
Determinant

noun
1.
A determining or causal element or factor.  Synonyms: causal factor, determinative, determiner, determining factor.
2.
The site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself.  Synonyms: antigenic determinant, epitope.
3.
A square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations.
adjective
1.
Having the power or quality of deciding.  Synonyms: deciding, determinative, determining.  "Cast the deciding vote" , "The determinative (or determinant) battle"



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... straight at our question. I have said, and now repeat it, that not only as a matter of fact do we find our passional nature influencing us in our opinions, but that there are some options between opinions in which this influence must be regarded both as an inevitable and as a lawful determinant ...
— The Will to Believe - and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy • William James


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