noun
determinant
Determinant (noun) means a factor that decides what something will be like.
noun
1
A factor that decides what something will be like.
"The field of the social determinants of health is perhaps the most complex and challenging of all."
— Agis D. Tsouros, Foreword (2003)
2
In mathematics, a single number worked out from a square matrix that shows certain properties of it.
3
A substance that decides what a cell will develop into.
4
A factor that makes a nuclease cleave at a particular location.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French déterminant, equivalent to determine plus -ant.
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What is the meaning of determinant?
"determinant" (noun) means a factor that decides what something will be like.
What is another word for determinant?
Other words for "determinant" include determiner, determinative, epitope.
What are the different meanings of determinant?
"determinant" has 3 main meanings: 1. A factor that decides what something will be like; 2. In mathematics, a single number worked out from a square matrix that shows certain properties of it; 3. A substance that decides what a cell will develop into.
