determinate

英 [dɪ'tɜːmɪnət] 美[dɪ'tɝmɪnət]

• adj. 确定的；决定的
• vt. 确定；弄清楚

1. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause;

"a determinate distance"

"a determinate number"

"determinate variations in animals"

2. not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex;

"determinate growth"

3. supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement;

"a definitive verdict"

"a determinate answer to the problem"