What is the meaning of determinate?

adjective

  • Precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause.
    • usage: "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"
  • Not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex.
    • usage: "determinate growth"
  • Supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement.
    • usage: "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"
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