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   determinate

   /dɪˈtəːmɪnət/

   adjective

   • 1. having exact and discernible limits or form: "the longest determinate prison sentence ever upheld by English courts"
   • ▪ (of a flowering shoot) having the main axis ending in a flower bud and therefore no longer extending in length, as in a cyme.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin determinatus ‘limited, determined’, past participle of determinare (see determine).

   Derivatives

   • 1. determinacy noun
   • 2. determinately adverb
   • 3. determinateness noun

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   What is the definition of determinate?

   • British Dictionary definitions for determinate 1 able to be predicted or deduced 2 (of an effect) obeying the law of causality More ...

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   What is an example of a determinate?

   • Anything determinate has a fixed limit to it. Slightly differently, determinate can also refer to something that has a clearly visible limit of form. For example, although no two snowflakes are ever exactly alike, they all share a certain "determinate form," that is they all have six arms. "Determinate."

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   What is a determinate cyme?

   • , de·ter·mi·nat·ed, de·ter·mi·nat·ing. to make certain of. to identify. Precisely determined, limited, or defined. Not continuing to grow at an apical meristem. In the cyme, a determinate inflorescence, for example, the first floret develops at the end of the meristem, and no further elongation of the inflorescence can occur.

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   What is a determinate sentence of imprisonment?

   • A determinate sentence of imprisonment was imposed. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: They accept that legal systems may exist and that, if they do, their content may be wholly determinate. And it is possible that over time, the statute will gain a body of determinate content in the course of similar decisions.

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   Determinate means fixed or exact, especially in legal or mathematical contexts. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences and synonyms from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Determinate is an adjective that means having defined limits, definitely settled, or conclusively determined. It also has specific meanings in botany, biology, and grammar. See synonyms, examples, and word history of determinate.

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   determinate. / dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt / adjective. definitely limited, defined, or fixed; distinct. a less common word for determined. able to be predicted or deduced. (of an effect) obeying the law of causality. botany (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose.

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   Determinate means fixed or exact, especially in terms of time, amount, or outcome. Learn how to use this formal adjective with sentences and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   adjective. 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”. synonyms: fixed. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value. see more.

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   adj. 1. Precisely limited or defined; definite: a determinate number; a determinate distance. 2. Conclusively settled; final. 3. Firm in purpose; resolute. 4. Botany. a. Terminating in a flower and blooming in a sequence beginning with the uppermost or central flower: a determinate inflorescence. b.

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   1. definitely limited, defined, or fixed; distinct. 2. a less common word for determined. 3. a. able to be predicted or deduced. b. (of an effect) obeying the law of causality. 4. botany. (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose. 5.