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Definition of: determinate
(di·tûr′mə·nit) adjective
1. Definitely limited or fixed; specific; distinct.
2. Predetermined; positive.
3. Known or fixed, as a mathematical quantity.
4. Bot. Limited in extent, as an inflorescence or cyme.
5. Determined; intended; determining; decisive.
—de·ter′mi·nate·ly adverb
—de·ter′mi·nate·ness noun
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