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Definition of determinant:
- A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise.
- Serving to determine or limit; determinative.
- That which serves to determine; that which causes determination.
- The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws
Synonyms:
crucial, determining, antigenic determinant, deciding, decisive, epitope, determining factor, causal factor, determiner, determinative, determiner, clincher.
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cause (part of speech: noun)
- elicitation,
- grounds,
- provocation,
- motivator,
- source,
- effectuation,
- compunction,
- force,
- origination,
- action,
- root,
- evocation,
- generation,
- enforcement,
- cause,
- inspiration,
- drive,
- motive,
- factor,
- effectuation,
- execution,
- stimulus,
- compulsion,
- basis,
- mainspring
Usage examples:
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The formation of such a determinant, whether it concerns the perfecting of the organism or its adaptation to environment, always proceeds very slowly, and as a rule has no effect before its completion.
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Only the mature determinant is able to develop, especially if, at the same time, a related and heretofore active determinant must be forced back into the latent condition.
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To make supply and demand comparable, demand must be defined as " quantity demanded," and then the difficulty arises that the quantity demanded will vary with the price, which seems to present a case of circular reasoning if demand is to be a determinant of price.