determinant

1. a. Serving to determine or limit; determinative. Source: opted

2. n. That which serves to determine; that which causes determination. Source: opted

3. n. The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws Source: opted

4. n. A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise. Source: opted

5. adj. having the power or quality of deciding Source: wordnet

6. n. a determining or causal element or factor Source: wordnet

7. n. the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself Source: wordnet

8. n. a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations Source: wordnet

9. Serving to determine or limit; determinative. 1. That which serves to determine; that which causes determination. 2. (Math.) The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws; thus, the determinant of the nine numbers. a, b, c,a', b', c',a'\'b7, b'\'b7, c'\'b7, is a b' c'\'b7 -- a b'\'b7 c' + a' b'\'b7 c] -- a' b c'\'b7 + a'\'b7 b' c. The determinant is written by placing the numbers from which it is formed in a square between two vertical lines. The theory of determinants forms a very important branch of modern mathematics. 3. (Logic) A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise. Abp. Thomson. Source: webster

10. n:100 n. a determining or causal element or factor n. a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations Source: ecdict

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