Definition of determinate
Adjectives
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"
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fixed
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
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indeterminate
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
- undetermined
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uncertain
not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
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inconclusive
not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
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indeterminable, undeterminable
not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained
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cost-plus
determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit
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open-ended
allowing for a spontaneous response
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not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
"determinate growth"
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cymose
having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side
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indeterminate
having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
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racemose
having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow
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supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
"a determinate answer to the problem"
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- definitive
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conclusive
forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question