determinant
pronunciation
How to pronounce determinant in British English:
UK [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnənt]
How to pronounce determinant in American English:
US [dɪˈtɜrmɪnənt]
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- Noun:
- a determining or causal element or factor
- a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
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- Adjective:
- having the power or quality of deciding
Word Origin
- determinant
- c. 1600 (adj.); 1680s (n.), from Latin determinantem (nominative determinans), present participle of determinare (see determine).
Example
- 1. The determinant is which business model your bank employed .
- 2. In the past the west has been the key determinant of commodity prices .
- 3. So availability becomes a key determinant of consumption .
- 4. I used this to remember how to calculate the determinant of a matrix .
- 5. Economists generally use income as the determinant .