determinate
pronunciation
How to pronounce determinate in British English:
UK [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnət]
How to pronounce determinate in American English:
US [dɪˈtɜrmɪnət]
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- Adjective:
- precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
- supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
Word Origin
- determinate (adj.)
- late 14c., from Latin determinatus, past participle of determinare (see determine).
Example
- 1. The quality or condition of being determinate .
- 2. But in 1976 california decided to switch from " indeterminate " to " determinate " sentencing .
- 3. Determinate sentencing , on the other hand , reflects a philosophy of deterrence and means that prison time is relatively fixed , whether an inmate behaves well or badly .
- 4. My guess is that at best we can push on just a handful of these major things , but that sort of determinate push requires a view of the future that is very specific , and that 's not now the kind of view people have .
- 5. The promulgation of " medical malpractice processes rule " has the vital significance in adjust the medical relations , explicit the division of medical malpractice civil liability , determinate the compensation damage , and so on .